What We Like Can Very Likely Change

What We Like Can Very Likely Change

M. Zakyuddin Munziri

M. Zakyuddin Munziri

@zakiego

Originally written in Bahasa Indonesia.

Love language, or if translated, the language of love, is very likely to change.

Someone who initially has a love language in the form of words of affirmation could change to physical touch. Why?


The analogy is like this. Someone who has never eaten durian will not know the taste of durian, and of course, they do not want durian.

But, at one time they try durian and immediately like it. After that, durian is the fruit they like the most beyond any fruit.


I believe that sometimes we don't like something not because we hate it—another word for not liking, but because we just need to have experienced/known it.

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