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What does it mean?
Love is presented as rational and beneficial, not merely an emotional state.
In plain terms
Love is wise and sensible, not just feelings.
What can you take from it?
Love involves sound judgment.

Where it applies

  • relationships
  • decision making
  • conflict resolution

Putting it to work

  • evaluating partnerships
  • balancing emotion and reason

Questions to consider

  • Is love always rational?
  • Can love be good sense?

Another view

Some love is impulsive and irrational.

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