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
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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