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What does it mean?
Mature love tends to be deeper than youthful love.
In plain terms
Love gets deeper as you age.
What can you take from it?
Time deepens emotional connections.

Where it applies

  • long-term partnerships
  • dating advice

Putting it to work

  • invest in long relationships
  • patience

Questions to consider

  • Has your definition of love changed?
  • What makes love deep?

Another view

Not everyone deepens with age.

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