Romantic Realities: Deconstructing the Romantic Love MythWe dive into the misconceptions of romantic love prevalent in Western culture, drawing on a quote from You Are the One You've Been Waiting For: Applying Internal Family Systems to Intimate Relationships, by Richard Swartz. Get the book from Internal Family Systems Institute at https://ifs-institute.com/you-are-one-youve-been-waitingSam mentions Let's Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice podcast with Dr Morgan, yet again, but actually links to it this time. https://episodes.fm/1496034764 to find it on your podcast player of choice. But I use and recommend Podcast Guru, and Fountain, available on all phones ... anyway it's a great resource on attachment theory, and if you end up taking a workshop let Sam know how it goes.Here's the quote:Our Western culture and many of the relationship experts in it have issued us faulty maps and improper tools. We've been told that the love we need is a buried treasure, hidden in the heart of a special intimate partner. Once we find that partner, the love we crave should flow elixir like, filling our empty spaces and healing our pain. We touch on:the usual gossip and personal experiences, in between the wise and reflective stuff.historic context of romantic love as an ideallikely role of biology in facilitating feelings of romantic lovevs the grim reality of marriage historically, as the transfer of property between menromance in mediathe unrealistic expectations it setsreflect on the nature of lovelove's challengesthe importance of self-love and realistic expectations in intimate relationshipsdynamics of attachment stylesmental health, and the balance between self-reliance and being a good partnera broader contemplation of love's realities versus its cultural constructionsEpisode image: courtesy of Craig - read stories and look at more great shots at https://wish-art.blog/gallery/The show cover is from the filming of The KLF's Ancients of Mu clip - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/27/return-of-the-klf-bill-drummond-jimmy-cautyShow theme is from Ehsan Gelsi - he just dropped a new song video today - it's nice synth instrumental music. Watch the maestro at work over at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN9XE0UKZDE0:00 TTTT Is Love the Drug?00:18 Myth of Romantic Love02:10 Personal Stories: Rethinking Romance04:53 Debating the Reality of Romantic Love08:18 The Cultural and Biological Perspectives on Love32:42 Navigating New Beginnings and Misunderstandings32:54 The Journey of Moving In and Relationship Dynamics33:22 Relationship Flags: Red, Yellow, and Green36:10 Mental Health and Self-Awareness in Relationships52:54 Reflections on Love, Choice, and Commitment (00:00) - Is Love the Drug? (00:18) - Myth of Romantic Love (02:10) - Personal Stories: Rethinking Romance (04:53) - Debating the Reality of Romantic Love (08:18) - The Cultural and Biological Perspectives on Love (32:42) - Navigating New Beginnings and Misunderstandings (32:54) - The Journey of Moving In and Relationship Dynamics (33:22) - Relationship Flags: Red, Yellow, and Green (36:10) - Mental Health and Self-Awareness in Relationships (52:54) - Reflections on Love, Choice, and Commitment