Quotes about love and romance. Words for those who are troubled by love or matters of the heart.

The longest-lasting love is unrequited love.Somerset Maugham

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Somerset Maugham, a novelist and playwright known for works such as The Moon and Sixpence and Of Human Bondage.

A love continues as long as you confess your feelings and convey them to the other person, and even after heartbreak, as long as you keep thinking of them.

Of course, becoming lovers and being together may be the happiest outcome, but there’s something precious about the time spent simply cherishing someone in your heart.

This quote may be telling us about a kind of love that is, in its own way, the happiest: one in which you can love the other person, and even love yourself and the time you spend loving them.

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Since they say ‘to each their own,’ shouldn’t there be as many kinds of love as there are hearts?Leo Tolstoy

This famous quote by Leo Tolstoy, the novelist who wrote War and Peace, carries the message that just as people have different ways of thinking, love can take many forms—and that we should embrace its diversity.

There are many couples who nurture love in various ways, whether in terms of gender, age, or other aspects.

Each relationship belongs to the people in it.

It’s not something for others to interfere with; rather, it encourages each of us to love in the way our own heart leads.

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What saves us from love is not so much reason as busyness.Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

No matter how irresistibly you love someone and your love won’t stop, or how deeply you’re sunk in the sorrow of heartbreak, you tend to forget when you keep yourself busy with work or study.

This famous quote by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the literary giant who wrote numerous works such as “Rashomon” and “The Nose,” has the power to save those who are prone to drowning in romance.

Even if you try to restrain yourself through reason, it rarely goes well.

More than that, if you create a physically “busy” situation, no matter how overwhelming the love is, you can immerse yourself in your busyness and forget it, even if only temporarily.

If you’re suffering from a painful heartbreak, it might be good to find something you can get busy with and devote yourself to.

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I understand what it means to like someone, but I don’t understand the feeling of agonizing over it. I do understand why you’re troubled, but if you know the reason, that means you’ve already got your answer.Kazlaser

Falling for someone is perfectly natural.

It’s just as natural to feel torn, anxious, or stuck in your head, going in circles without finding a conclusion.

Even so, the moment you understand why you’re troubled, the answer is already within you.

Acknowledge your hesitation and anxiety as natural reactions, and then decide whether you will act on the reasons you’re struggling—what you choose will shape what comes next.

It’s wonderful to value the other person and those around you, but by honestly facing your own feelings, your heart will gradually settle, and you’ll get closer to your answer.

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Loving someone, you know, is probably about praying that you yourself will change together with the person you love.Tatsuro Hoshino

Back in the Taisho and Showa eras, men walked ahead while women followed quietly three steps behind—thinking about it now, it feels a bit strange, but that was normal then.

There was also the bubble-era style of romance where the man took the lead assertively.

This line comes from a drama set in the Showa period, yet it exudes a timeless charm that fits our era, too.

It’s a refined line that captures the ideal shape of love: the two of us changing together, regardless of being a man or a woman.

When you fall for someone, no matter what they put you through, you just don’t feel any hatred or anger toward them at all.Tatsuro Hoshino

Hatsunori Hasegawa plays Kaoru’s late fiancé.

And of course, he also plays the character in the latter half of the drama who looks just like Kaoru’s former fiancé—the same Hatsunori Hasegawa, and both roles are incredibly cool! No wonder the heroine Kaoru falls for him…

Even with such powerful rivals in love in both the past and present, and even if he ends up being tossed around by Kaoru as a result, Tatsuro never blames her.

He’s just that big-hearted—tolerant in love, tolerant toward his partner.

“If I fall in love, I go all in” Tatsuro—honestly, you could almost revere him as a mentor in romance.

I failed to notice another form of love—the kind where you do your utmost to respond to the person who loves you.Kaoru Yabuki

There are countless stories about achieving the goal of being with the one you love.

But this line tells us that responding to love is also a source of happiness.

It also reminds us—something easy to forget but very important—that we shouldn’t just be loved; we must return that love and gratitude in kind.

It’s a phrase that people who already have a partner should know as well.

If you watch the episode that leads up to this line, you’ll find it even more meaningful.

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