Maya AngelouFirst best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.
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In the book "The Art of Loving", the author, Erich Fromm, wrote, “First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love." It is a common misconception that a person who has never been in a romantic relationship would have a more fulfilling life.
In reality, a person can live a fulfilling life without ever having been romantically involved with another person. However, the extent to which a person can live a fulfilling life without going through one romantic relationship or going through romances will vary from person to person. First, it depends upon whether the person has had the opportunity to experience being in love at all.
If so, then having never been in love would be second best. As for being in love, when the kind of being in love is being in love with someone who does not return that feeling, then that would be a least best situation with a lot of frustration and misery.
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