They aren't common, but enormously interesting. How can it be that you've been together that long and you're still intensely in love with them?
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the rarity and depth of enduring love between partners over a long period.
Arthur Aron's quote highlights the fascinating nature of long-lasting relationships where partners remain deeply in love with each other. It suggests that such relationships, while not common, are profoundly interesting and provoke curiosity about the dynamics and emotional connections that sustain love over many years.
In practice
You could share this quote at a wedding to emphasize the beauty of lasting love.
I may say that B-love, in a profound but testable sense, creates the partner. It gives him a self-image, it gives him self- acceptance, a feeling of love-worthiness, all of which permit him to grow. It is a real question whether the full development of the human being is possible without it.
Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are.
He drew a circle that shut me out- Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle and took him In ! From the poem " Outwitted
You never know how long you have with someone, so donβt forget to say I love you while you can.
So far as love or affection is concerned, psychologists have failed in their mission. The little we know about love does not transcend simple observation, and the little we write about it has been written better by poets and novelists.
The fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect being, I definitely need His help to love other, fault-filled humans.
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