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This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. I love the word "heartthrob." It stops you whether you ...

Do you have the kind of love in your life that you truly want? If so, blessings to you. And if not, that makes two of us. After a recent breakup with someone I was on and off with (mostly off) for ...