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What Is Love?

爱是什么？

How do you expect someone to find love, when they don’t even know what love is?

一个人连爱是什么都不明白，又怎能指望他找到爱呢？

February 12, 2026

Mother baring teeth at woman on bicycle.

Woman lying on ground next to her bicycle.

Teenager and her mother walking together.

Dog jumping and barking at teenager.

Dog jumping and biting at teenager.

Teenager's mother yelling at dog owner.

Teenager looking at her leg.

Woman and her mother talking.

Father walking across the street with young daughter.

Two women sitting at table and drinking coffee.

Teacher scolding high school students.

Woman tearing apart teenager's romance book.

Mother talking to young woman.

College students sitting on the grass.

Professor asking student about her illustration.

Young woman sitting on her bed and crying.

Young woman riding a wave.

Mother on a video call.

Woman on a video call.

Woman responding to man who has just professed his love to her.

Woman holding a small cat.

Woman wincing at her two cats puking.

Woman standing at window holding one cat while her other cat is eating a potted plant.

Woman fawning over her cats.

Woman holding a tiny version of her younger self in her hand.

Woman seeing her younger self in the mirror.

Woman holding both her cats tightly.

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Originally published in The New Yorker · Read original