Some concepts of Romantic Love.

Discussion: what we think of when we think of Romantic Love:

sudden

uncontrollable

“swept me off my feet”

you “fall” in love

alone against the world

forbidden love

stranger

love at first sight

the one and only one for me

live happily ever after

the male as a rescuer (“Cinderella complex”)

free and voluntary (not arranged)

don’t need to work out problems

everything automatically works out

Points made in lecture:

   - historically recent concept

   - only recently tied to marriage.