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A passionate book by a passionate thinker, The Psychology of Romantic Love explores what love is, why love is born, why it sometimes grows, and why it sometimes dies.
In this work, Nathaniel Branden explores the nature of romantic
love on many levels — the philosophical, the historical, the
sociological, and the physiological. But always his analysis is
integrated with the intimately personal, with the way we experience the
problems, the challenges, the pain, and the ecstasy of romantic love in
your most private moments.
Branden explains why so many people say that romantic love is
just not possible in today's world and, drawing on his experience with
thousands of couples, he finds that such love is still a possibility
for anyone who understands its nature and is willing to accept its
challenges.
Romantic love, he writes, is a passionate
spiritual-emotional-sexual attachment between a man and a woman that
reflects a high regard for the value of each other's person. He sees it
as a pathway not only to extraordinary joy but also to profound
self-discovery. His vision of love is thoroughly appropriate to our
time and grounded in our nature as human beings.
In this exciting book, Branden shows the special requirements
of romantic love and the steps by which we may meet them. In an age of
cynicism and disenchantment, he offers an extraordinary vision of
ecstasy as a way of life.
This book is about my own love for love, he writes, my love for
the experience and adventure that love offers. For all those who long
for love and yet wonder whether their dreams are attainable, The Psychology of Romantic Love shows the way to translate dreams into reality.
Originally published in 1980.
Currently out of print.
* A limited number of autographed copies are available from the Branden Institute in both hardcover (32.95) and paperback (15.95).
Please note: Prices include a shipping-fee of $3.00 for U.S. customers. All others, please inquire.
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