Season 2, episode 20: not “the (only) one”
“Whether with a best friend or significant other, we expect it to be all snuggles and self-fulfillment, and think there’s something wrong with us if it takes work.”
In modern Western culture, there is a tremendous emphasis on romance, on finding “The One.” With some thoughts from a family member and some experts she encounters along the way, Laura reflects on love and friendship — and how we can expand our expressions of love this Valentine’s Day.
Show notes:
Read Rhaina Cohen’s essay “What if Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?” here.
Find Timothy and Kathy Keller’s book The Meaning of Marriage here
Read Alain de Botton’s essay “How Romanticism Ruined Love” here.
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