Relational
Why love feels so different from how we talk about it
That sounds wrong at first. But bell hooks makes a case that treating love as just a feeling is exactly what lets people hurt each other and still call it love.
To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients: care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust.— bell hooks, *All About Love*
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The thinker
Cultural Critic & Love Theorist
bell hooks (1952–2021) was an American author, professor, and social critic whose work explored how love, race, gender, and power intersect in everyday life.
Based on bell hooks — Are You Really in Love?, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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