Authors: Victor Karandashev, Bala Tsakuwa, Róbert Bohát, Hannah Vanden Broucke, Iryna Pinich, Nelly Tincheva. PDF Version. The conference aimed to advance diversity in love research across disciplines and cultures, highlighting the importance of international collaboration and the integration of ideas … Continue reading
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Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Love Studies, 14-16 March 2025
PDF Version. An Overview of the Conference on Love Research Motto of the Conference: Love in cultural contexts The conference aimed to increase diversity in love research across disciplines and cultures, with a focus on international collaboration and integration of … Continue reading
What The Stories Teach Us About Cultural Experiences in Emotions
How do we love him or her? How do we hate them, and why? Over years of research, scientists have discovered an abundance of knowledge and findings that show how certain situations, contexts, and behaviors elicit specific emotions, such as … Continue reading
The Benevolence of True Love: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
The feelings, thoughts, and acts of doing good for the one you love are a feature central to the concept of love across many different cultures and historic eras of humankind. According to many studies, the benevolence of love might … Continue reading
What Is Agape Love?
Agape love, in its broadest sense, refers to a love that encompasses all people and is directed toward all. Love that is selfless, selfless, and kind is love that is directed toward other people. In other words, it is love … Continue reading
The “Hygge” Style of Love and Life
The Danes, according to a new global narrative, are happy people. Why Danes? Why are they frequently ranked among the happiest people in the world? The cultural idea of “hygge” could be the answer. “Hygge” is a popular Danish word … Continue reading
What Is the Brazilian Lexicon of Love?
Love and marriage in Brazil have a fascinating history that has been influenced by conquest and slavery during the early European settlements. Following European connections had a substantial impact on the development of Brazilian society, communities, and families. Being a … Continue reading
How Brazilians Distinguish Between Passionate Love and True Love
The Brazilian Portuguese word “amor,” which means “love,” refers to a wide range of beliefs, feelings, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors that characterize gender relationships, sexual encounters, and emotional connections. The challenges, however, arise when people distinguish between the “paixao” and … Continue reading
Bittersweet Nicaraguan Love
Western European culture and Latin American ideas about gender relations have both influenced the values, rules, and practices of romantic love in Latin American societies. It is often a bittersweet love. The case of Nicaraguan love is one example illustrating … Continue reading
What Does Nicaraguan Love Look Like?
The idea of romantic love inspires men and women in many societies. Folk and literary stories across cultures are full of romantic joy and happiness but also drama, suffering, and even personal tragedy. They are often bittersweet. They are engaging … Continue reading