Styles of Loving

Chapter 11 states that people identify with their own experiences when defining love. I definitely agree with this. Prior to meeting my husband I was quite vocal about my skepticism when it came to love at first sight. It was not until I personally experienced it for myself with my husband that I was willing to accept love at first sight as a real phenomenon. This just goes to show that we should trust one another’s personal accounts of love and celebrate them instead of questioning or scoffing at them. Love is wonderful and comes in all kinds of forms as we have learned in this chapter. Instead of trying to contain it in a box we should embrace it in all its forms. There is no right or wrong way when it comes to love. Methodical love is no less exciting than dangerous love, and long distance relationships are no less fulfilling than couples who are together 24/7. The key is to decide what works for you and forget about worrying about who likes it or not.