Romantic love

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Romantic love

Bowser — 4/8/2009 3:06:26 PM (archived)

According to Nathaniel Branden, Ph. D., Ayn Rand's lover for years, the notion of "romantic" love is a creation of the last 200 years or so. Prior to that while marriages could be romantic they were primarily partnerships and the idea of "romance" was interesting but not essential.

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Are all the objections to same-sex marriage religious? - Bowser - 4/8/2009 3:19:46 AM
- re: Are all the objections to same-sex marriage religious? - REB - 4/8/2009 1:47:08 PM
- No, some are financial - ER - 4/8/2009 1:23:14 PM
- re: Are all the objections to same-sex marriage religious? - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/8/2009 8:28:44 AM
- Cultural, mostly. - TB - 4/8/2009 4:17:43 AM
  - We live in formalizing times. - alcaray - 4/8/2009 6:21:07 PM
  - re: Cultural, mostly. - ER - 4/8/2009 2:18:50 PM
    - Romantic love - Bowser - 4/8/2009 3:06:26 PM
  - The interaction of religion and culture. - Bowser - 4/8/2009 5:06:03 AM

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