The Love Debate

The Love Debate Everyone has a different view on what love means and the level of importance it shoulb be held at. Some may say love makes us who we are today. Others might think there are more important feelings and emotions. One group could think that love does not have to be present to thrive in life. Another might think people could not even function without love. Two articles from Psycology Today have different views on what role love plays in peoples' life today. One of them suggests love ranks low compared to other emotions, while the other strongly believes that love is more powerfull than anything. One thing that they both agree on though, is that communication plays a giant role in the success of a relationship. Each one of these articles has a different notion on how to find love. Pepper Schwarts, the author of Love Is Not All You Need, writes that "We think passsion is our truest guide" (Schwarts). She believes that people must use their passions to find someone, and love will come later. She later points out that using love-based logic to make decisions is a recipe for disaster. On the other hand, The Power of Love says that, "...love is a learned skill, not something that comes from hormones or emotions particularly" (McGrath). Ellen McGrath, the author of this article, suggests that if people do not learn how to love, they will not have love in their lives. Later in the text, she says not learning how to love will eventually leave the seeker depressed. While the articles do not agree on this topic, they have similar views on other subjects. Both of these articles have parallel views on the importance of communication. Schwartz insisted that, "Life is not static, it's messy, and it requires communication" (Schwartz). She believes that coupled need to discuss issues and have a sense of teamwork. Couples who can not properly communicate will not be able to maintain a healthy relationship. McGrath specifies that, "[Communication skills] are a means