There are books about it, songs about it and films about it, but what is 'love' and what does it mean?
Category: Health, Sports & Psychology
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A Google search identifies nearly 8.6 million references on the net to ‘online dating’. The internet is a medium which provides mystery and distance - a fertile medium in which love can flourish.
Category: Psychology
Having a learning disability doesn't mean you don't want the same things as other people when it comes to love - why would it?
Category: Social Care & Social Work
Have you ever thought of writing a poem to a lover? Or a love letter? Like using online dating apps, writing for a lover can be fun. Dr Lania Knight shares her experiences.
Category: Creative Writing
Tim Lomas explored the world's languages and discovered words for types of love with no English equivalent. He reckons there's at least fourteen flavours of love.
Category: Linguistics
There remains serious controversy over whether one should form relationships at work. Peter Bloom explains.
Category: People & Organisation Matters
Roses, the flower of love and romance, are a summer flower. So is Valentine’s Day to blame for such huge international trade in cut rose stems? Professor David Gowing and Dr Yoseph Araya explore the history of the rose.
Category: Nature & Environment
The kiss has changed its cultural meaning across the century - from a sign of favour to a marker of desire. How did that happen?
Category: Sociology
If everyone were to read and absorb the message in the book Rewriting The Rules, the world would be a much better place, writes Professor Fred Toates in his review of Meg Barker's work.
Category: Sociology
Dr Meg John Barker and Dr Jacqui Gabb explain their book The Secrets of Enduring Love and ask whether we should make grand romantic gestures in a short video.
Category: Politics