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Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-07-04 13:13:16
Social Science
What is the difference between: "he won my heart" and "he stole my heart"?
7 answers
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Anonymous
free will
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Anonymous
Won suggests the heart was available and, in competition with others, it was won whereas stole suggests the heart was not necessarily available or for grabs, but it was stolen, nonetheless.
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Anonymous
"He won my heart" implies that he worked at it. "He stole my heart" doesn't indicate any effort on his part.
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Anonymous
I'm with @Jake on this. They BOTH mean that the person speaking has fallen in love with the person they're speaking about.
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Anonymous
First
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Anonymous
He won my heart is something that happened to him. He stole my heart is something that happened to you.
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Anonymous
To me, there is no difference. In both expressions, the phrase means that the man has behaved in a manner that caused the other person to fall in love with him.