In the Name of Love

 Envy and jealousy are common, painful emotions; their meanings, however, overlap, and the distinction between them is unclear. This makes coping with them difficult. Here, in seeking to clarify the nature of these highly powerful emotions, I also suggest that their co-occurrence is frequent and clearly evident among lovers of married people. Read More

 The uniqueness of love manifests itself in various ways; one of these is to depict the two lovers as a unique, single entity. It is questionable whether this is a realistic description of genuine love and if it is even an ideal for which we should strive. Read More

 It may seem impossible to measure emotional intensity, in practice we often do this in everyday life. Your feeling that your beloved loves you less now than she did a year ago can be substantiated-often without too much difficulty. Read More

 Politeness does have a role to play in loving relationships where one partner's can hurt the other with hasty words and careless behavior. However, in light of the great role of spontaneity, directness, sincerity, and profoundness in love, politeness is of lesser importance here than it is in many other types of relationships. Read More