"Sartre’s insight, “The other is hell,” captures the unavoidable separation between individuals. No matter how deeply two people connect, they remain distinct—each bound by their own aloneness. No one can truly trespass another’s being, and this is essential for preserving freedom and individuality. If trespassing were possible, personal sanctity would be lost, and many could invade one's essence.

Lovers, in particular, suffer from this reality. They long to become one, yet always fall short. This unbridgeable gap is their deepest misery. Sartre’s statement reveals that hell isn’t a place—it’s the torment of being so close to unity yet forever apart, where just one more step feels like it could lead to paradise, but that step remains impossible."