Love In Today's Society

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compared with only several decades ago.

Application

My sources run the gamut of ideas in the subject of love. I think
Auden's poem is the best representation of what has been termed “courtly love.”
This seems logical, since this Romantic Era type of love was a pre-cursor to
what we know as modern love. The author takes the troubadour role in his
crooning style of praising his love's qualities. He idealizes his mate and is
satisfied just being in the same room as she. There are not any ulterior motives
evident. Auden would be categorized as a “heavenly lover,” in that his love is
more lofty and sacred. There is definite contrast to this idealism though. In
his last lines the author, without reservation tells of his sorrow at his loss
of her to another.
Morrison's Love Her Madly could almost be interpreted as a form of
limerance. He has this extreme fondness for his subject: “Don't ya love her
madly?” Anyone who knows the story of Jim Morrison knows that ...

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playing the field. Pre-
marital sex was easily brushed aside by Morrison in this era when society was
more accepting of “free love.”
Our Men's Health article is best understood by using the two gender's
sexual scripts- or blueprints of our sexuality, to sort out society's expected
roles. “50 Ways To Peeve Your Lover” does a decent job of informing men of the
mistakes that women recognize in their sexual demeanor. Due to sexual scripts
themselves, there are many learned behaviors and attitudes that men possess that
they have always known as “the best way.” Men, due to the fact that they are
less open to criticism and less willing to express their feelings, they are
more ...

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