My wife and I are trying to practice what the philosophers call 'love as choice' rather than love as feeling, but we keep running up against the question of whether chosen love is somehow less real or meaningful than the kind that feels inevitable. Some days our deliberate, intentional love feels mature and other days it feels like we're just going through motions.
More people experience this than they realize.
The attempt to ground love in deliberate commitment rather than spontaneous emotion raises questions about authenticity and the nature of genuine affection.
“Where Are You with The philosophy of love — from Plato to contemporary?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
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