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> 好きで好きでどうしようもないぐらい好きだった  
>  I loved her so much that I didn't know what to do with myself

Why 好きで is used twice? Is it for emphasis? And what does もないぐらい mean?
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grammar meaning
What does the repetition of 好きで好きで mean instead of just 好き?
Note that すき is a na-adjective technically. So it is a repetition of
adjective, which can happen in English as well (e.g. the Beatles has [Blue
Blue Sky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrl8x2fHyI)).

Hopefully the following help to see a general pattern.

  * 若いころは旅行が楽しくて楽しくて世界中回った
  * In youth, I liked travelling so much and traveled all around the world.
  * 働くのが嫌で嫌でいつもさぼっている
  * I hate and hate working, so am always slacking.
  * かゆくてかゆくてたまらない
  * It is so itchy and I can't bear it.

Note that the repeating part is usually some sort of feeling/sensation.

(I don't know if _hate and hate_ works, but you know what I mean...)

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Re どうしようもないくらい, it is easier just to remember
[どうしようもない](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E5%A6%82%E4%BD%95%E3%81%97%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E3%82%82%E7%84%A1%E3%81%84/#jn-154928)
is one word meaning _there is nothing that can be done/no way/hopeless_. くらい
is _(to the) extent/degree_.

Overall, the sentence means _I loved her so much. So much so that there was
nothing that could be done about it_.
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