Warm, sugary, fierce, protective.
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When you can barely stand to look at someone without turning away to catch your breath.
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The easiest thing for me to say would be comfort and at ease.
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Full of passion and laughter.
When my daughter and my stepdaughters were feeling unhappy, we used to pretend to unlock something in their heart and then pour golden liquid into them, and it always warmed them. For me, that’s what love feels like – a warm feeling inside.
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