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Romantic Friendships
24 Jun 2025
Romantic Friendships and Their Unique Dynamics:
there is nothing essential or inevitable about the ways we conceive of romantic relationships
Romantic friendships take some of the elements of a traditional romantic relationship – the desire for intimacy, the commitment to build one’s life around another person, and even sex – without having to take all of them at once
Probably, not enough is written about friendship. But love is about friendship first. See also Socrates (Plato) on friendship.
Anthologies: Connection, On Attraction and Love, On (Un)happiness, On Friendship, On Love