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Best of: A new philosophy of love

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

The Myth of Romantic Love

What I try to do is talk about a kind of love that has space for the full range of human emotions. And what you call sad love, how is that different from the myth of romantic love? Most people are not particularly happy all the time; some of us have experienced that. But just being sad by itself doesn't mean there's something wrong with your love life or with your life in general. Just being sad is the right response to the world. Sometimes the world is a sad place, you know?

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