Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's own self. (Erich Fromm)

Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's own self.

Erich Fromm

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