--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: To be honest, I think love is complete…" description: "\"To be honest, I think love is complete bullshit. I don't think anyone ever loves anyone. I think the best people ever get is horny; horny and scared, s..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/neil-gaiman-29_being-honest_to-be-honest-i-think-love-is-complete-bu_2512021.jpg" --- # To be honest, I think love is complete bullshit. I don't… ![“To be honest, I think love is complete bullshit. I don't think anyone ever loves anyone. I think the best people ever get is horny; horny and scared, so when they find someone who makes them horny, and they get too scared of the world outside, they stay together and they call it love.” quote by Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/neil-gaiman-29_being-honest_to-be-honest-i-think-love-is-complete-bu_2512021.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/neil-gaiman-29_being-honest_to-be-honest-i-think-love-is-complete-bu_2512021.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/neil-gaiman-29_being-honest_to-be-honest-i-think-love-is-complete-bu_2512021.jpg) > “To be honest, I think love is complete bullshit. I don't think anyone ever loves anyone. I think the best people ever get is horny; horny and scared, so when they find someone who makes them horny, and they get too scared of the world outside, they stay together and they call it love.” [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker expresses cynicism about love, seeing it as driven by sexual desire and fear, reducing it to a coping mechanism. **In simple terms:** Love seen as fear‑driven and sexual. Key Takeaway Question assumptions about love. Themes cynicism love desire fear Mood skeptical introspective Type philosophical critical When to use this quote - personal relationships - literary commentary - social critique Key Concepts psychology of attachment human relationships Questions to Reflect On - Why do we label fear‑driven bonds as love? - Can love exist without fear? 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