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Can Love be defined?

Can Love be defined?

What is Love—billboards, popular magazines, television, films, books all reveal the various dynamics of romantic love – it's on display everywhere. These ideals are praised. There is certainly value in romantic love, and my question is whether I am the only one who is questioning whether this is what Love is?.

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