Does romantic love have a purpose? Explore five intriguing philosophical perspectives on why we love. — Ah, romantic love …

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  1. Already in the Bible, the sages of the Talmud insist on the verse: "And God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him male and female he created them."

    that Adam and Eve were created "two faces in one body", meaning one body with one side male and the other female, and then God separated them into two bodies.

    And maybe this is the reason we strive for love – for connection as it was in the past.

  2. כבר בתנ"ך, חכמי התלמוד דורשים על הפסוק: ”וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָם“

    שאדם וחוה נבראו "שני פרצופין בגוף אחד", כלומר גוף אחד שמצדו האחד זכר ומצדו השני נקבה, ולאחר מכן הפרידם אלוהים לשני גופים.

    ואולי זאת הסיבה שאנו שואפים לאהבה- לחיבור כמו שהיה בעבר.

  3. “You know, it’s quite a job starting to love somebody. You have to have energy, generosity, blindness. There is even a moment, in the very beginning, when you have to jump across a precipice: if you think about it you don’t do it.” — Nausea

  4. As a Christian, I guess the questions about love is more easier to find out since we have a clear basis and reference (the Bible).

    Why do we love? – We love because God first loved us as said in the Bible (1 John 4:19)

    Not just that but also, the God who we believed has shown the greatest act of love which is giving up His only begotten Son just to save the world (John 3:16)

    Again, as a Christian, we love other people because this is what our God has shown to us.

    Love you’ll❤️❤️❤️

  5. i agree the most with russel and buddha. love is a short-termed illusion we drag ourselves in, mostly caused by the desire of being scared to experience this world thing all alone, mixed with our coded need of procreating. although it can be fun if you learn to do it beauvoir's way. except dont expect a lot of things from it. you can never go beyond yourself no matter what you do.

  6. The question should be why don't we actually love but just roam around the periphery of the word which involves attachment, physical intimacy and emotional and psychological association with the other person. IF ONLY WE EVER ACTUALLY LOVED WE WOULD'VE NEVER QUESTIONED THIS DAMN THING.

  7. Just because some of us don't" love" that way doesn't mean we" need a hug" wtf . I'm way way more happy being single and not forcing myself to be in a relationship. Get a clue. This should be unbiased.

  8. Love is something that you build, it’s different than falling in love which is something neurological or physical. Long term vs short term. I didn’t like this video, too philosophical.

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