Erotomania

Erotomania, or De Clérambault’s syndrome, is a rare mental health condition that happens when someone is fixated on the idea that another person is intensely in love with them. The other person is usually out of their reach, maybe being a celebrity or a wealthy person of a high social position. This fixation…

Platonic vs Romantic

“Platonic love is not being afraid to fight. Romantic love is finding compromise.”

“Platonic love is telling it like it is. Romantic love is sparing each other’s feelings.”

Are We Naturally Shallow?

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” That’s a phrase that’s been told many times, but we still do it, particularly to people. When we see somebody, one can’t help but take note of their looks, but that doesn’t make us shallow. There are “attractive” and “unattractive” people in this…

Love at First Sight Doesn’t Exist

Turns out love isn’t like it’s made out to be in the movies. The classic trope we all know where two strangers meet each other’s eyes and Boom! They’re in love. According to chemistry, love is actually divided into three stages, with truly being in love as the last.

#2 Parasitic

My friend acted on top of the world when she was in her first relationship. Everything seemed to be going smoothly and they even started to fantasize about what their wedding would be like. Then out of nowhere, the couple broke up. Now my friend doesn’t want anything to do with her ex. Out of confusion…

Forcing People to Fall in Love

Loving somebody and maintaining a relationship can be a lot of work, but perhaps starting one can be really simple and easy. More than twenty years ago, psychologist Arthur Aron succeeded in making two strangers fall in love in his laboratory.

Rejecting Romance

The Intersection of Freedom and Space: “The problem is that the need for freedom and space does not actually intersect. When you want them both and need them both, they can’t be confined to a relationship. If I say I just want to do whatever I want, whenever I want, it tells me I am not open to…

LIE

Love yourself.

It’s easy to do.

Everyone can.

Long-distance Leads to Inevitable Failure

It has been known time and time again that long-distance relationships don’t work out. And just for clarification, i’m talking about long-term, open-ended distance relationships when it’s unclear when you can meet up with your partner. So for those lovesick…

#1 Soulmates

Soulmates. It’s a term used to describe two people who are destined to be together. However, I have some questions about that concept. The big one is whether or not soulmates exist and what that means for the relationship, but i’ll come back to that later. Another question that I’ve thought about is how…