The 1950s and 1960s were the “golden age of marriage” and the triumph of romantic love in many modern Western societies. The cultural ideologies of “love marriage” and “sexual revolution” prevailed. Marriage rates rose above 90%, and people married younger … Continue reading
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What Aphrodisiacs Are and What They Do for Love
Aphrodisiacs are substances and foods that heighten erotic arousal, sexual attraction, and pleasure in love and sexual relations. Aphrodisiacs can enhance the sensual pleasure that both men and women get from their sexual relationships. The term “aphrodisiacs” comes from the … Continue reading
The Use of Aphrodisiacs in Sex and Love Affairs Across Cultures
Men and women have used aphrodisiacs to increase erotic attraction, arousal, and sexual pleasure in love affairs for many centuries and in many different cultures around the world. What Aphrodisiacs Are and What They Do for Love Aphrodisiacs are foods … Continue reading
Do Not Be Faint-Hearted, Win Over the Servants, and Give Little Gifts, as Ovid Taught
The three poetic books of Ovid’s “Ars Amatoria” provided guidance on how to master the art of love for the men and women of the Roman Empire. His clever love advice has been passed down from generation to generation. His … Continue reading
Sexual Love in Cultural Contexts
As I explained in another article, many scholars and laypeople equate sex, sexual love, and erotic love. However, I believe researchers should distinguish between these concepts because they mean somewhat different things (Karandashev, 2022). Sexual love is intense feelings of … Continue reading
What Is Sexual Love?
Many scholars and laypeople consider sex, sexual love, and erotic love as synonyms. Yet it is not exactly correct to equate these concepts. Why so? Because they mean different things, and researchers should distinguish between them (Karandashev, 2022). Yes, sexual … Continue reading
The Art of Making Love in Roman Culture, Part 10, How to Know the Maid
The three books of poetry called “Ars Amatoria,” written by the Roman poet Ovid in the second century A.D., depict the luxury and sophisticated lives of the wealthy upper class in classical Rome. Affluent people of that historic culture appreciated … Continue reading
The Art of Making Love in Roman Culture, Part 9, How to Win Her
Ovid, the Roman poet of the second century A.D., is famous for writing “Ars Amatoria”—a set of three books of poems depicting the adventurous lives of the privileged Roman upper class in antiquity. They liked hedonistic pleasures, comfort, elegance, and … Continue reading
The Art of Making Love in Roman Culture, Parts 7 and 8
The three books of “Ars Amatoria” were composed by the Roman poet Ovid around the second century A.D. It was a popular collection of poems depicting the life of the ancient Roman aristocracy. The books demonstrate that the wealthy of … Continue reading
The Art of Making Love in Roman Culture, Part 6, Our Triumphs Are Good to Attract a Woman
The three books of “Ars Amatoria” were written around the 2nd century A.D. by the Roman poet Ovid. It was a popular collection of poems portraying the life of the aristocracy in ancient Roman culture. The books show that the … Continue reading