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Can't say it's true. Never been in a relationship but it might be true. Especially the platonic part.

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I think it's somewhat true but not negative like the OP seems to think. When you first fall in love/lust, everything is exciting and new and sexy. But after a while, nothing is really all that new anymore. This is where things get interesting -- people either split up because they aren't in love anymore and never really were or they stay together because, even though the novelty of the relationship has worn off, they still love one another. It's a difference, IMO, between the passion being insanely hot and it burning down to where it's just steady and you learn to love your partner as more than just a fuck toy.

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"Under the hardness of her facade a woman's heart is still beating."