Quote by Robin Jones Gunn

It's funny whom we end up choosing to love and who ends up choosing to love us. It's rarely the people we think it should be.

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Summary

This quote highlights the unpredictability and complexity of love connections. It suggests that our expectations or preferences may not align with the reality of who ends up returning our affection. Love often surprises us by choosing unexpected individuals and defying our preconceived notions of who we think we should love or who should love us. It underscores that love cannot be determined solely by rational or logical reasoning; rather, it has its own mysterious ways of crossing paths and forging connections.

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Truth Love

By Robin Jones Gunn

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