For 2 people to love each other, they have to meet, don't they? And 2 people who live in utterly different worlds have no chance of meeting
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love requires physical or social proximity. Drastically different backgrounds prevent meeting.
- In plain terms
- People in different worlds cannot meet to love.
- What can you take from it?
- Proximity is a prerequisite for romantic connection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can love exist without meeting?
- Does society limit love?
Another view
Love can overcome vast distance sometimes.
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