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Monday, April 7, 2014

Love Illuminated -- by Daniel Jones, Editor of the New York Times Modern Love Column

The following quote is from Daniel Jones "Exploring Life's Most Mystifying Subject (With the Help of 50,000 Strangers)":

"We talk about 'falling' in love, as if all the process involves is finding the right person, stepping off the ledge, and letting gravity do its thing. But for many, love is more about finding a right-ish person and then trying to figure out if what the two of you have together is enough or not. There seem to be, in short, two kinds of love -- the kind you can't deny and the kind you eventually come around to. In terms of relationship durability, neither kind seems any more promising than the other. The swooning couple who can't keep their hands off each other might crash and burn in year two or five of marriage, while the deliberative couple that belabored their decision for years may stay together, happily, forever. It's just that those in the first group feel confident about their love going in, and those in the second group don't. So they need to weigh pros and cons and talk about it a lot and seek the guidance of others."

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