--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Love, no matter how it’s expressed, is…" description: "\"“Love, no matter how it’s expressed, is still love. We all have flaws, and so our love will be flawed. But that doesn’t diminish it.”\" — Erin McCarthy" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/erin-mccarthy-7105_diminish_love-no-matter-how-it-s-expressed-is-sti_856498.jpg" --- # Love, no matter how it’s expressed, is still love. We all… ![“Love, no matter how it’s expressed, is still love. We all have flaws, and so our love will be flawed. But that doesn’t diminish it.” quote by Erin McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/erin-mccarthy-7105_diminish_love-no-matter-how-it-s-expressed-is-sti_856498.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/erin-mccarthy-7105_diminish_love-no-matter-how-it-s-expressed-is-sti_856498.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/erin-mccarthy-7105_diminish_love-no-matter-how-it-s-expressed-is-sti_856498.jpg) > ““Love, no matter how it’s expressed, is still love. We all have flaws, and so our love will be flawed. But that doesn’t diminish it.”” [Erin McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-mccarthy/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Love remains love despite imperfections; flaws do not reduce its value. **In simple terms:** Flawed love is still love. Key Takeaway Accept love as it is. 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