Is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?

Is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?
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Relationships that we go through change us permanently, irreparably… maybe for some those changes are too painful.. I’m thinking along the lines of “Eternal Sunshine” here. Maybe for some, many, it is better to have never loved at all.
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