A Multicultural Glimpse of Romantic Love

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As Pierre Corneille tossed it off centuries ago that love is a tyrant who spares no one. However, there are four things that I learned from the article “cultural perspective on romantic love” that can help anyone sees love from a better angle. First of all, I have learned that cultural factors play an important role in romantic love. The existence of love in a culture can be demonstrated by its folklore and story tales. Romantic love is universal across cultures yet folklore is the most fruitful meaning to the examination of it. However, we can’t really distinguish love from sexual attraction in a such culture because of the influence of Solomon and Shakespeare’s songs, which can push others to use powerful poetic expression to display their feelings, especially in western societies. Also, other imported cultural ideas can be expressing thru folk tales as well as suppressing emotions and moral tales. Consequently, some charming stories implanted in literature or songs in a specific society cannot contribute as manifest or proof that romantic love is valued and experienced by most members in that society. As a result, the validity of “romantic love” is universal relies on the examination at which this declaration has been made. Secondly, cultural differences have a big influence in romantic love. Individualism culture is the one in which the person is egocentric where the only thing that truly matter is self-satisfaction. Everything people do should be related to them or be self-beneficial, and they also show less concern for others while collectivism culture is the complete opposite. People tend to be more collective, and they always see the group before they see themselves. Yet, the underlying purpose of romantic love is to pursue personal fulfillment and following one’s personal wishes which agree and contrast with both collective and

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