The line of Paṇḍit Goswami
sarvathā dhvaṁsa-rahitaṁ saty api dhvaṁsa-kāraṇe yad bhāva-bandhanaṁ yūnoḥ sa premā parikīrtitaḥ
The bond of love between lovers that remains completely unbroken in spite of the presence of the causes of its destruction is distinguished as prema.
– Śrī Rūpa Goswami