Asian Spectator


The Times

.

Are you really in love? How expanding your love lexicon can change your relationships and how you see yourself

  • Written by Georgi Gardiner, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of the University of Tennessee Humanities Center (UTHC), University of Tennessee
Are you really in love? How expanding your love lexicon can change your relationships and how you see yourselfLanguage can steer your heart in unexpected ways.VLADGRIN/Stock via Getty Images Plus

What is love? Could those feelings you label as love be something else?

What about infatuation? Obsession? A passing fancy? Being smitten? Enthrallment? Beguilement? Lust? A crush? A squish? Platonic admiration? Why do people categorize some attachments as...

More Articles ...

  1. AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships
  2. Family caregivers face financial burdens, isolation and limited resources − a social worker explains how to improve quality of life for this growing population
  3. A brief history of Dearborn, Michigan – the first Arab-American majority city in the US
  4. Can anyone make a citizen’s arrest? The history and legalities of catching criminals yourself
  5. Lorne Michaels, the man behind the curtain at ‘Saturday Night Live,’ has been minting comedy gold for nearly 50 years
  6. Are you seeing news reports of voting problems? 4 essential reads on election disinformation
  7. Pakistan’s post-election crisis – how anti-army vote may deliver an unstable government that falls into the military’s hands
  8. Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows
  9. Love songs in Hindu devotion – the Tamil poets who took on the female voice to express their intense longing for the divine
  10. Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t − the ancient Greeks’ ideas about desire challenge modern-day readers, lovers and even philosophers

Magazine

Compressed Air Pipe and Fittings: What Every Australian Industrial Facility Needs to Know

Compressed air is the fourth utility of modern industry, right alongside electricity, gas, and water. Yet despite its critical role in powering everything from pneumatic tools to automated productio...

Common Risks Hidden in Commercial Lease Agreements

Commercial leases are often longer and more complex than tenants expect, and the fine print can carry significant financial and operational consequences over the years that follow. Many business own...

Corporate Secretarial Services in Singapore: Annual Compliance, Key Filings, and Common Mistake

Annual compliance in Singapore should not be treated as a once-a-year administrative event. It is an ongoing governance system that depends on accurate records, timely filings, disciplined approvals...

hacklink hack forum hacklink film izle hacklink z-libraryyasadışı ilaç satışıtelegram webbetasus girişcasibomjojobetdeneme bonusu veren sitelerslot sitelerideneme bonusu veren siteleragen bolatelegram下载deneme bonusuholiganbetmadridbetjojobetcasibomjojobetjojobetzlibrary.jojobet