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Margaret Chase Smith

In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love, you want the other person.

Romantic

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True love focuses on caring for the well-being and happiness of the other person above all else. In contrast, romantic love centers more on desiring to be with that person themselves, often driven by attraction or emotion.

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