True Love

True Love From a simple mixture of sexual attraction and attachment to a manifestation of the human soul, feelings of fierce romantic desire boast no shortage of theories explaining their origin and meaning. Love is as much a mystery as it is familiar, highlighting a lack of insight into the human psyche. As man attempts to unravel the endless enigmas behind this apparently paradoxical emotion, more and more questions seem to arise. What is love 's true purpose? Why does it begin? How are loved ones chosen, if indeed they are chosen at all? Why does passion fade? In her article "True Love," Lauren Slater explores in a longing tone the source of intense affection and why its maddening effects seem to dim over time, finding instead that it is the small, seemingly insignificant moments that truly matter in a long-term, loving relationship. Lauren Slater was born on March 21, 1963. She attended first Brandeis University, then Harvard University, and finally Boston University. She majored in psychology, which she practiced for eleven years before becoming a full-time writer. She has written a multitude of books, including Welcome to My Country, Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir, and Blue Beyond Blue. Slater has won many awards for these books, including the 2005 Bild Der Wissenschaft award i n Germany. She wrote the "True Love" article in February of 2006. "True Love" is an attempt at finding answers to the ever-elusive questions its namesake inherently poses. Lauren Slater, faced with the apparent absence of a romantic spark in an otherwise happy marriage, investigates into the proverbial heart of the matter, asking questions and providing data as well as highlighting some popular beliefs on the origins of love and why passion rarely lasts. She then goes on to provide suggestions on how to reignite the romantic spark in any growingly bland relationship. All the while, she relates anecdotes, somehow both joyful and melancholy in nature, from her own marriage to

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