--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: No matter how dirty, how filthy, how…" description: "\"“No matter how dirty, how filthy, how contaminated you are inside, I still love you. And since I feel that way about you, I guess that makes me dirty t..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/rihito-takarai-109728_dirty_no-matter-how-dirty-how-filthy-how-conta_70279.jpg" --- # No matter how dirty, how filthy, how contaminated you are… ![“No matter how dirty, how filthy, how contaminated you are inside, I still love you. And since I feel that way about you, I guess that makes me dirty too. So dirty I'll never be clean again for the rest of my life.” quote by Rihito Takarai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/rihito-takarai-109728_dirty_no-matter-how-dirty-how-filthy-how-conta_70279.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/rihito-takarai-109728_dirty_no-matter-how-dirty-how-filthy-how-conta_70279.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/rihito-takarai-109728_dirty_no-matter-how-dirty-how-filthy-how-conta_70279.jpg) > ““No matter how dirty, how filthy, how contaminated you are inside, I still love you. And since I feel that way about you, I guess that makes me dirty too. So dirty I'll never be clean again for the rest of my life.”” Rihito Takarai ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Love persists despite perceived impurity, but the lover feels tainted by the affection. **In simple terms:** Love stays even when you feel dirty. Key Takeaway Accept love without self‑judgment. Themes love self‑acceptance imperfection Mood melancholic hopeful Type romantic poetic When to use this quote - relationships - personal growth - creative writing - therapy - self‑compassion Key Concepts Romantic love self‑identity guilt Questions to Reflect On - What does “dirty” symbolize for you? - Can love be pure without self‑blame? A Different Perspective Romanticizing self‑destruction can be harmful. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) ## Related quotes > [“This is what Dr. McCallister likes dirty, filthy, rough, and violent victories. And I aim to please. Watch, and learn, gentlemen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristy-marie/this-is-what-dr-mccallister-likes-dirty-filthy-rough-and-violent/) [Kristy Marie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristy-marie/) > [“Our assholes will be clean but we must never wash our hands. Our immune systems will be strengthened by our being dirty. 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