[Idiom] How can you love...

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Encolpius

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Hello, I am not sure which sentence is correct:

(1) How can you love such a man?
(2) How can you love a man like that?

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emsr2d2

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Hello, I am not sure which sentence is correct:

(1) How can you love such a man?
(2) How can you love a man like that?

Thanks.

They're both OK, but number 2 could have 2 meanings:

1) How can you love a man (who is) like that?
2) How can you love a man in that way?
 
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