I agree with both of you. The OP has the elements of love, but Minx knows that LASTING love takes work over time. Love, as with other emotions, comes and goes, and it takes work to stoke the fires again. Love also changes over time. It starts out as a fiery romance with high emotions. It then tends to be an undercurrent of some type of connection to a person, subtle, but strong, and always there.
And sometimes there's that mysterious connection one cannot understand. I wonder if that's pheromones.
I have a long time interest in psychology, specializing in relationship dynamics for 30 years.
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