Category Archives: Love

Compatibility In Marriage

“Compatibility is an achievement of love; it must not be its precondition.” ~ Alain de Botton Continue reading Compatibility In Marriage →

Why You Will Marry The Wrong Person

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Alain de Botton ( 1969 – ) penned an astute essay in the New York Times titled: “Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person.” Continue reading Why You Will Marry The Wrong Person →

What is Love?

I have discussed love in: “On Love and Pain”; “Human Relationships on a Sliding Scale”;  “There Is No Afterlife”; “Romantic Love and the Idea of Settlling”; “W.H. Auden: We Must Love One Another or Die”; “Is Love Stronger Than Death?”; and “The Art of Loving”. Still we might benefit by carefully defining love. We need to answer the question, what is love? Continue reading What is Love? →

50th Wedding Anniversary

My parents on their wedding day in St. Louis, October 27, 1938

Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream. ~ Kahil Gibran

The last wedding anniversary my parents celebrated was their fiftieth, in 1988. Continue reading 50th Wedding Anniversary →

Different Types of Love

I have discussed love in a number of previous posts: “On Love and Pain,” “Human Relationships on a Sliding Scale,”” There is no Afterlife,” “Romantic Love and the Idea of Settling,” “We Must Love One Another or Die,” “Is Love Stronger Than Death?” and “The Art of Loving.” Continue reading Different Types of Love →