Why the English language makes it so hard to say what you really feel about love

March 29, 2026

Harvard happiness professor Arthur C. Brooks writes about the “ultimate complex experience” — successful romance — in his new book, “The Meaning of Your Life.”

https://nypost.com/2026/03/29/opinion/why-english-makes-it-so-hard-to-say-what-you-feel-about-love/

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