A person who "truly loves" others is one who is accustomed to the "emptiness of being alone"
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What appears on the surface does not necessarily reflect the actual reality. Some people hold a lot of pain and loneliness inside them, even though they appear strong on the outside. Here are five personalities we need to be more sensitive to, as revealed by psychologists.
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