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Margaret Anderson

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 about what is best for the other person, even if it means putting their needs above your own desires. Romantic love, on the other hand, is centered on wanting to be with that person because of your feelings for them.

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