What is love? We asked the inspirational women of our 2024 Valentine’s Day shoot to dig deep and tell us what the most heartfelt emotion means to them.
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“Love to me is a lot of different things—it’s kind, it’s patient, it’s unconditional, it’s respectful.”
Adut
“I think love is unconditional—having no conditions for someone or something.”
Devyn
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“Love is…family—it’s your chosen family.”
Grace
“I think you know love when you feel it—it’s family, friends, partners, places, something you eat.”
Jill
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“Love is the meaning of life—it’s power.”
Mariacarla
“The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of love is freedom.”
Mayowa
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“Love is an experience— The way that you love a person is because of the experiences.”
Paloma
“Love—amore— for me is passion, it’s sacrifice, it’s confidence. It’s also fear sometimes. It’s magic.”
Elisabetta
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“Love to me means liberation, self-acceptance, freedom, joy, and dance.”
Honey