Common wisdom has it that love is fragile, but leading psychoanalyst Stephen A. Mitchell argues that romance doesn't actually diminish in long-term relationships--it becomes increasingly dangerous. What we regard as the transience of love is really risk management. Mitchell shows...
What can readers expect from romantic love? Stephen A. Mitchell revitalizes readers dreams, while recognizing the pitfalls they face, in this groundbreaking examination of the major components of romantic love--sex, idealization, aggression, self-pity, guilt, and commitment.224...