A lot of people have a bad take on stoicism. They think Stoics are passionless, emotionless drones that are entirely incapable of feeling love.
“I shall show you a love potion without a drug, without a herb; without the incantation of any sorceress: if you want to be loved, love.” ( Seneca letters 9.6).
Remember, both Marcus Aurelius and Seneca were married men, as well as Cicero and Cato, and…
