Love is a self-manifested notion depending on how lonely you are - so if you're really attracted to someone, and you're really lonely, I think you can fall in love in an instant. It's all about where you're at.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love arises from loneliness and attraction, suggesting it depends on personal emotional states rather than objective factors.
- In plain terms
- Loneliness makes you fall in love easily.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize loneliness can drive romantic feelings.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is love real if it stems from loneliness?
Another view
This view reduces love to a byproduct of isolation.
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