An idea from The Symposium

Pausanias says there are 2 kinds of love. The common kind wants a body and leaves when youth fades. The heavenly kind loves a person’s mind and character, and it lasts a lifetime. He says a quick attachment is a bad sign, since only time shows which kind you have.

From The Symposium by Plato

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