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When love exists without being 'in love'

My partner says they love me but they've never said they're in love with me, and I don't know if I should ask what the difference is or if I really want to know.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The distinction between loving someone and being in love reveals the gap between choice and chemistry, comfort and passion.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Falling in love — the neuroscience and the phenomenology?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.