"pleasure hides love from us but pain reveals it in it's essence" oscar wilde MEANING?

Question

what does this mean?

Answer 1

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You dont know what youve lost until youve lost it.

People who endure the pains of love only then come to realize how in love they are.

Answer 2

When you are experiencing pleasure all is good with the world. So therefore love is just another good thing and not noticeable.
But when you are in pain, love can be the one thing that gets you through it. Therefore giving it essence and importance

Answer 3

He is describing the manifestation of a pure, selfless love that embraces pain. This is opposed to love tainted by vice and selfish desires. He is speaking of love's paradox; to experience its bliss one must give oneself to another for no other benefit but for that other.

Answer 4

It means old Oscar was nuts - the statement is wrong.