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Could be both influenced by one another. Try the experiment of choosing to love a stranger you often meet in your commute or work/class environment and see how you start to notice positive things about them
Our brains are very much influenced by suggestions (with varying degrees... For me, I'm highly suggestible so telling myself something makes me believe it. It is often bad but at the same time it helps in me academically because I'm a sponge for hypothesis and arguments on all sides)
Soma said he is in love with his ex yet he want to have a relationship with Wataru. Is love an emotion or a choice? Ugh he sucks!