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Men, women: how little we know about love

2021-02-26T23:40:18.628Z


An educated author writing about romantic sentiment remains suspicious, notes activist bell hooks in her latest essay. Perhaps because what he says threatens the dominant male vision


A couple in a park in London, this February 24.NEIL HALL / EFE

Whenever I discuss the subject of love with someone of my generation, they get nervous or twist their face, especially when I address the lack of love.

I have chatted with my friends many times about it, and more than one has suggested that I see a therapist.

It seems to me that some have had enough of my insistence on the subject and, surely, they believe that if I spoke to a specialist it would give them a break.

However, most people are afraid of what might come out when exploring the meaning of love in everyday life.

When a single forty-year-old woman raises the ...

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