When/Where did this concept of Romantic Love originate from?

[narwhalParticipant]

I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the ‘Song of Songs’, a book of the bible. It’s estimated to be written about 6th century BCE according to be Wikipedia.

Although I’ve never really studied it much, my understanding is that it is vastly different from what we consider to be romantic love today. It seems that is more graphic, sexual, but also rather poetic. The romance is considered mutual. Not only does the man give praise to the woman, but she also praises him. The other thing that may not be stated, but certainly can be implied since it is the bible, is that the romance occurs within the context of a marriage. Unlike modern romance, where every romantic story end when the marriage occurs, marriage is where the romance begins in the old days.

Obviously, if you don’t agree with the Christian or Jewish faiths, then it wouldn’t give much guidance to you as to what romantic love should be. However, I think you can get somewhat of a glimpse as to what romantic love was consider to be at the time.

Aside: Somewhat unrelated, but one thing about the romantic comedy “Coming to America” that always struck me is that the King and Queen were held up as having a very loving marriage. Yet their marriage was arraigned. It seemed so strange considering the main plot was that the prince didn’t want an arraigned marry and want to find his own wife, that he already loved. The King and Queen stated that they struggled at first, but made it work as they grew to love each other. They were trained on how to be husband and wife, as well as rulers…and because they didn’t have a choice.

Really, it’s not just this, but I sometimes wonder if it marriage would be better if they were arraigned, decided by wise adults with experience, rather that naïve ‘kids’.

Ok. Then do it.

[Anonymous 3]

Great posts this thread.

There is countless examples in ancient history of “Romantic Love”.
The oldest I can think of is the story of Akhenaten and Neferfiti.

So, I think this is intrinsic to human biology, the same way female praying-mantis eats the male’s head. Yet the males still want to have sex…

[CrispParticipant 197]

This is an awesome topic. Once could muse endlessly about how the subject of music dovetails into this topic (as already pointed out above).

So strikingly obvious, yet somehow thinly veiled by a veneer of treacle and ignorance.

The Purloined Letter by Poe in full effect.

[MGTOW KnightParticipant 7477]

I blame Orwellian Disney.

Fuck bitches... literally and metaphorically

[CrispParticipant 197]

MGTOW Knight wrote:

I blame Orwellian Disney.

That sounds like the name of a bad hipster band.

Redundant, I know.

[FrostByteParticipant 19005]

What we see in this music lesson is that woman don’t love men the same way men love woman. A bluepill thinks they love the same and falls head over ass for woman – creating his own trap and then setting it on himself.
MGTOW know better.

If you rescue a damsel in distress, all you will get is a distressed damsel.

[~BSParticipant 3266]

ilearn got it. In the past it was more about codependency. It was arranged and you were forced to couple early for practical reasons. “romantic love” was a rich person’s luxury and probably more based on infatuation than anything else.

In the past centuries, you needed to couple and bang out as many kids as possible because you needed the labor for your farm or whatever (survival) and because the mortality rate was much much higher, even with the adults not making it to their 50s.

"He didn't marry until now, so he won't ever do it. Think about it, why would a man like him ever marry? It's too late to catch him. " ~some cunt

[TheStormWithinParticipant 778]

Considering romance is a load of s~~~, I’d venture to say it originated from someone’s asshole.

Aunt Esther: Fred, I'll have you know this body was blessed by Mother Nature!! Fred: Well, too bad your face was cursed by Father Time!

[Puffin StuffParticipant 24979]

Romance is a wet dream.

#icethemout; Remember Thomas Ball. He died for your children.

[Anonymous 11]

I’ve been told by various women over the years that I am not very romantic so I definitely had the right stuff even as a blue piller.

I believe that romantic love is simply a nice name for unbridled lust coupled with the male jumping through hoops like a trained poodle all for the hamster’s pleasure.

[Jack HarperParticipant 2863]

Anonymous wrote:

I’ve been told by various women over the years that I am not very romantic so I definitely had the right stuff even as a blue piller.

I believe that romantic love is simply a nice name for unbridled lust coupled with the male jumping through hoops like a trained poodle all for the hamster’s pleasure.

lol. I actually had the same “problem”. Being told I wasn’t romantic enough and had a girlfriend in college who cheated on me and when I asked why she said the other guy worshiped her like I never did. So you know I guess even at my most blue pill, I was doing something right.

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