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Romantic Love
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Romantic love
is a form of love that is often regarded as different from simply sexual love,
or lust. Romantic love generally means both an emotional and sexual love, as
opposed to Platonic love. There is more emphasis on the emotions than on the
bodily pleasures and, as far as physical intimacy is involved, less emphasis on
the intimate parts.
Western society has historically emphasized romantic love far more than other
cultures in which arranged marriages are the rule. However, the globalization of
Western culture has spread Western ideas about love and romance.
Romantic love is
the idealization of another person, and of a relationship with that person.
Other ideas of love have been advanced by several philosophers and have been
popular in different cultures.
Properties of romantic love purported by
Western culture that might not appear elsewhere include:
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It must take you by surprise
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It cannot be controlled
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It should be the basis for a lifelong commitment
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It is the highest form of self-fulfillment
(source: Wikipedia)
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