--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Love is lying and tricking. Love is hard…" description: "\"“Love is lying and tricking. Love is hard work. Love is suffocating and using. It's head-fucking and soul-ruining. It's apprehensive and back-stabbing...." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/yellowbella-22828_love_love-is-lying-and-tricking-love-is-hard_157240.jpg" --- # Love is lying and tricking. Love is hard work. Love is… ![“Love is lying and tricking. Love is hard work. Love is suffocating and using. It's head-fucking and soul-ruining. It's apprehensive and back-stabbing. It's passionate. It's chilling. It's smile-giving, but neck-breaking. It's not worth it. It's so fucking worth it. It's everything I thought it…” quote by YellowBella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/yellowbella-22828_love_love-is-lying-and-tricking-love-is-hard_157240.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/yellowbella-22828_love_love-is-lying-and-tricking-love-is-hard_157240.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/yellowbella-22828_love_love-is-lying-and-tricking-love-is-hard_157240.jpg) > ““Love is lying and tricking. Love is hard work. Love is suffocating and using. It's head-fucking and soul-ruining. It's apprehensive and back-stabbing. It's passionate. It's chilling. It's smile-giving, but neck-breaking. It's not worth it. It's so fucking worth it. It's everything I thought it was, and everything I thought it wasn't.”” YellowBella ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Love is portrayed as a chaotic mix of pain, effort, and intense emotion, both destructive and essential. **In simple terms:** Love is messy, painful, and powerful. Key Takeaway Accept love’s contradictions and learn from them. Themes love contradiction emotion relationships Mood conflicted intense Type philosophical poetic When to use this quote - romantic relationships - friendships - personal growth Key Concepts psychology philosophy Questions to Reflect On - What makes love feel both worth and unworthwhile? - How do we balance love’s joy and its costs? A Different Perspective Love can become toxic if boundaries are ignored. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) ## Related quotes > [“Nothing had changed the love; sometimes suffocating, sometimes debilitating, sometimes so joyous and incredible, but always overwhelming and utterly amazing. 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