Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 My memories are full of the sounds and sights of love: the ache in my elderly grandmother's voice when she spoke of her husband, gone nearly fifty years, a railway signalman who had courted her for seven years. #2 Love is a mystery that has eluded everyone throughout history. It is a mix of four components: intimacy, passion, commitment, and nature's reproductive strategy. But for us who are trying to find or keep love, these definitions are useless. #3 The most important building block of any society, the family unit, is now based on feelings of affection and emotional connection. This has been the case since the 1990s, when women began entering the workforce and marrying for love. #4 The nature of love is important to understand, as it is the most intimate relationship we have as adults. It is also the principal relationship for many, and the only one

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