Quotation by

Sigmund Freud

We are never so defensless against suffering as when we love.

Love

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When we care deeply for someone, we open ourselves up to the possibility of pain because their actions and feelings can affect us strongly. This emotional vulnerability means that love makes us more exposed to hurt than at any other time.

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