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Is is possible to truly love someone, yet still do things that would knowingly hurt them (i.e., acts of infidelity)?
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March 31, 2008

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Gloria Origgi
April 11, 2008 (changed April 11, 2008) Permalink

It depends on how you define "true love". Indeed ambivalence is one of the strongest features of human beings, so, typically, you have an ambiguous relation with your objects of "true love". My 7 years old son told me last night: "Maman, (he's French) do you know who is the person I love most?" I replied "No" and he said "You". Then he asked again: "Maman, do you know who is the person I hate most?" I replied "No" and he said "You". I think he truly loves me, still this is the best he can do with his love.

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