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Love is the extremely difficult realisation that something other than oneself is real.
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The quote presents love as more than strong feeling or self-reflection. It is the difficult act of recognizing that another person exists as a real individual, with a reality separate from one’s own. Love therefore requires seeing the other person as more than an extension of oneself or one’s personal desires.
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