The “Ars Amatoria” advised men on how tears, kisses, and taking the lead can aid in love affairs. These actions were important in the art of love to win a woman. The Roman poet Ovid, who lived in the second … Continue reading
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How to Make Promises and Deceive: The Art of Making Love in Roman Culture, Part 16
“Ars Amatoria” advised men on how to make promises and deceive a woman to seduce her. In the ancient Roman art of love, this was seen as a valuable skill in love affairs, among others. Ovid, the Roman poet of … Continue reading
How to Captivate a Woman with Personal Charm at Dinner: The Art of Making Love in Roman Culture, Part 15
Roman culture can teach modern men how to captivate a woman at dinner with their personal charm just by looking bold and presentable. Here is what the Roman poet Ovid advised in part 15 of his “Ars Amatoria.” Ovid, a … Continue reading
How to Woo a Woman: The Art of Making Love in Roman Culture, Parts 13-14
Here are the simple ways to woo and seduce a woman just by being where she is and looking presentable, as the Roman poet Ovid advised Roman men in parts 13 and 14 of his “Ars Amatoria.” In the second … Continue reading
How to Make Promises of Love to Her: The Art of Making Love in Roman Culture, Part 12
The art of love is an important way to make a relationship happy for her and you. Let us look at some easy tactics to make promises of love to a woman, as the Roman poet Ovid advised Roman men … Continue reading
The Art of Making Love in Roman Culture, Part 11, How to Be Attentive to Her
The affluence and sophistication of the Roman upper class and their amorous adventures are portrayed in Ovid’s poetry collection “Ars Amatoria.” The collection of poems, comprised of three books, was written in the second century A.D. by the Roman poet … Continue reading
Polynesian Love in Mangaian Culture
Is Polynesian love the same as that in Western European and North American cultures? For a long time, love was considered an exclusively Western concept. According to Western European and North American scholars, ethnographic studies of love add little value … Continue reading
What Is the Sexual Revolution?
The word “sexual revolution” is commonly associated with rapid and substantial changes in cultural attitudes toward sex in the United States of America and many West- and North-European countries in the 1960s and 1970s. Later in the 1980s and 1990s, … Continue reading
Romantic Love Can Be Good for Relationships
Romantic love elevates our relationship and makes it romantically beautiful. Nevertheless, romantic love can hide some perils of disenchantment and disappointment. This is why cultural attitudes toward romantic love differ over time and across cultures (Karandashev, 2017). What are the … Continue reading
The Pitfalls for Romantic Lovers
Romantic lovers have several main features that distinguish them from other types of lovers. As I noted in another place, romantic idealization is a core feature that makes love “romantic”, as opposed to “rational”, “practical”, and pragmatic.” Such idealization can … Continue reading