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When old emotions feel more real than current ones

I found a love letter I wrote but never sent in college and reading it made me miss who I was when I could feel that intensely about another person.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Past intensity can make present feelings seem diminished rather than mature.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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