when you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Loving someone releases all the wishes you had kept hidden inside yourself.
- In plain terms
- Love makes you want things you never said out loud.
- What can you take from it?
- Love unlocks hidden desires and hopes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What wishes come out when you love someone?
- Why do we hide our desires before love?
Another view
Sometimes love hides wishes rather than revealing them.
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