Dicho español · Spanish proverb

«El amor de lejos, amor de pendejos.»

Word for word

Love from afar, love of fools.

What it really means

The closest English equivalent: Long-distance love rarely works.

Said jokingly or skeptically about long-distance relationships. Common in casual conversation among friends.

Hear it in a sentence

El amor de lejos, amor de pendejos, decía mi abuela cuando mi prima se fue al extranjero.

Long-distance love is a fool's love, my grandmother used to say when my cousin went abroad.

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