An article that I read recently and it seems that now would be an oppurtune time to post it here:
Viewpoint: Down with romantic love
That is just an opinion, though, but I think it might be true for some people.
Viewpoint: Down with romantic love
Quote:Love is blind, the proverb goes, though it might be more accurate to say we are being blinded by a hyper version of romantic love, and are losing out on life as a result. To cut to the chase, I think that the romantic myth is one of the most pernicious of our times.
The myth is that there is someone out there with whom your life will be complete, and conversely, without whom your life would be a half-life. A major task of modern life is, therefore, to find this person and, falling in love, to cease to be two and become one.
It is hard to prove, though I wonder whether such a view of romance has become so monstrous in the pressure it puts on couples to find fulfilment in each other, that it actually undermines more relationships than supports them.
That is just an opinion, though, but I think it might be true for some people.
