Safety, and being able to be completely yourself.
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Jumping on the seats of a deserted carriage on a London-bound train from Canterbury in 1989.
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Adolescent love feels like exquisite self-indulgence. Long-term love feels like a warm bath that needs a trickle of extra hot water every now and then.
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Like something or someone is part of your DNA, the fabric of who you are.
When you’re younger you confuse love with chaos and passion and, as I’ve gotten older, I realise that love is the opposite: it’s peace and it feels safe, like home.
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Vindictiveness and spite.
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