“Because it corresponds to a vital need, love is overvalued in our culture. It becomes a phantom - like success - carrying with it the illusion that it is a solution for all problems.” NeedsProblemCultureLove IsSolutionsIllusionPhantomsNeed Love Book:The Neurotic Personality Of Our Time Source: The Neurotic Personality Of Our Time
“Having a love ethic, as opposed to simply being in love, or having a lover, means love is the way you actively choose to engage with the world - whether you're in a relationship or not. It's not about disappearing into existing structures, norms, and privileges. It's precisely about breaking with the existing structures, values, and norms that prohibit real love in our culture.” WorldWayMeanRealValuesCultureLove IsLoversEthicsStructurePrivilegeDisappearReal LoveNormBeing In LoveMean Love Author:Masha Tupitsyn
“Giving and receiving love is vital to human existence. It is the glue that binds couples, families, communities, cultures, and nations.” LoveGivingHumansCultureNationsCommunityLove IsExistenceCoupleReceivingHuman ExistenceGlueGiving And ReceivingReceiving Love Author:G. Frank Lawlis
“If it is true that love is the pursuit in another of qualities we lack in ourselves, then in our love of someone from another culture, one ambition may be to weld ourselves more closely to values missing from our own culture.” IfsMayValuesCultureLove IsQualityMissingAmbitionPursuitOur Love Book:The Art of Travel Source: The Art of Travel