the essence of love is... annoyance?

And yet that is exactly where love should and must be deployed if relationships are to survive. True love cannot be directed solely toward those who are admirable and virtuous. It has to soften our judgments in relation to people who are at points undeniably maddening and plainly wrong.

What Love Really Is and

Acceptance is another good definition of love. When you love people, you accept them they way they are.

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