When did I first start wanting him to love me?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker questions when their desire for another person's love began, implying a slow or unnoticed shift in feelings.
- In plain terms
- I wonder when I first started wanting someone to love me.
- What can you take from it?
- Desire for love often starts subtly before we realize it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did your feelings change?
- Do you track when you start caring?
Another view
It assumes the feeling was not obvious to the speaker earlier.
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