When you were much younger what did you think love was?

And how did you come to the realisation what love is now at this point in your life?

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dulcedona · 70-79, F

As a teenager and young adult, love was all about sex. As an older (yes! Much older) woman, it is about patience, sacrifice, and pleasing your partner outside the bedroom. Sex is the ribbon that decorates the package.

mathsman · 70-79, M

@dulcedona love that "ribbon" analogy