Ah .. Romantic Love

An episode devoted to the exploration of romantic love. "The ideal relationship is the equivalent of the snow leopard; our loyalty to it as a realistic possibility cannot be based on the evidence of our own experience. Instead it derives from a range of reckless ideas circulating in our societies about what sharing a life with another person might be like." Alain de Botton, The Sorrows of Love Resources: The Sorrows of Love: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-school-of-life-the-sorrows-of-love-the-school-of-life/9895667 Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships by John Welwood: https://www.shambhala.com/perfect-love-imperfect-relationships-1162.html Coleman Barks recites Love Dogs by Rumi: https://blog.sevenponds.com/the-next-chapter/love-dogs-by-mewlana-jalaluddin-rumi If you have comments about this episode or topics you'd like me to explore in future episodes, please submit them here:   https://www.rachellelamb.com/contact-rachelle