Another thing is that besides the attributes that attract the lovers to one another, there are inclinations in each which draw them asunder. The ego always plays a trick in bringing two hearts together and then separating them. Therefore in the world nearly everyone says, "I love", or "I have loved", but there are rare cases where love has been ever on the increase since it began. To a real lover it is an absurd thing to hear anyone say, "I have loved her, but now I love her no more."