Romance
Philosophy 210
August 20, 2013
Although romantic love exists in all cultures, it is seen as too fragile and irrational to serve as a base for marriage in most societies, which will be discussed later. In America, however it has become a
Cultural norm to marry for love, but America presently has one of the highest divorce rates in the
World (Kottak 226).
What are the possibly different main claims/positions related to this topic? Some people consider love to be an emotion; a mental state that a rises spontaneously rather than through conscience effort, believing that romantic love is a strong foundation for a marriage. Also those feelings come from the heart, which is considered filled full of love. Moreover that in order to make a marriage life successful, a foundation of love with mutual respects must be established. Others believe romantic love is a poor basis for marriage because a relationship cannot relay fully on affection. Morals and beliefs and financial stability are more important for a successful relationship then romantic love.
What Is your position regarding the topic? Love is the most important thing in our lives. But wrongly, we reduce it to either parental love or to romantic love. Romantic love is a poor basis to start a marriage because romance is just a mutual desire that two individuals have for each other. Financial stability and shared moral beliefs are also two important factors that can lead to a successful marriage. Beliefs and morals can be principles in living, cultural, and religious beliefs. Heartfelt intentions stated before hundreds of witnesses can, however, be all but forgotten in the routine of everyday life. The roots of marital disenchantment are usually exposed shortly after marriage, when reality intrudes on fantasy. I will not say that romantic love is always something negative. No, it’s a wonderful feeling,
August 20, 2013
Although romantic love exists in all cultures, it is seen as too fragile and irrational to serve as a base for marriage in most societies, which will be discussed later. In America, however it has become a
Cultural norm to marry for love, but America presently has one of the highest divorce rates in the
World (Kottak 226).
What are the possibly different main claims/positions related to this topic? Some people consider love to be an emotion; a mental state that a rises spontaneously rather than through conscience effort, believing that romantic love is a strong foundation for a marriage. Also those feelings come from the heart, which is considered filled full of love. Moreover that in order to make a marriage life successful, a foundation of love with mutual respects must be established. Others believe romantic love is a poor basis for marriage because a relationship cannot relay fully on affection. Morals and beliefs and financial stability are more important for a successful relationship then romantic love.
What Is your position regarding the topic? Love is the most important thing in our lives. But wrongly, we reduce it to either parental love or to romantic love. Romantic love is a poor basis to start a marriage because romance is just a mutual desire that two individuals have for each other. Financial stability and shared moral beliefs are also two important factors that can lead to a successful marriage. Beliefs and morals can be principles in living, cultural, and religious beliefs. Heartfelt intentions stated before hundreds of witnesses can, however, be all but forgotten in the routine of everyday life. The roots of marital disenchantment are usually exposed shortly after marriage, when reality intrudes on fantasy. I will not say that romantic love is always something negative. No, it’s a wonderful feeling,