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Thomas Moore

Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flames.

Thomas Moore

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Thomas Moore is saying that the intense feelings we call romantic love often don’t last and can fade away, especially after a relationship ends or when people get married. He suggests that what feels magical at first can eventually lose its excitement and reveal a different reality.

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