Novelist Mary Shelley kept the heart of her deceased husband, the poet Percy Shelley, in her desk drawer.
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Jewellery and fashion accessories have been popular tokens of love for centuries.
Students may need a listening ear and reassurance in the aftermath of having witnessed a school shooting.
In the past, roses on Saint Valentine’s Day were something unexpected, and very expensive.
Not all writing about the soulmate is positive – an expert in the philosophy of love explains the concept’s thorny history.
Not everyone wants romantic partnership and many singles find more happiness and autonomy in their solo life.
Women in countries such as India, Pakistan and others have long organized campaigns against sexual violence – many of which have resulted in stronger laws in these countries.
On social media, people increasingly feel the need to document every event and incident in their lives in public. What does that mean for romantic love?
It was aboard a steamship that Mark Twain first laid eyes on a photograph of Olivia Langdon, known as Livy. It was love at first sight. In their marriage of 34 years, they remained deeply devoted.
According to initial studies with lab rats, research suggests that your first sexual partner may have something to tell you about your choice of spouse or current lover.
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Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Philosophy, Maryland Institute College of Art
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PhD, Behavioural Neuroscience, Concordia University
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Associate Teaching Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Bothell
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Professor of Philosophy, Rice University
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Research Fellow in the Philosophy of Ethics, Cosmological Visionaries project, King's College London
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Associate Professor, Counseling, Recreation and School Psychology, Florida International University
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Associate Professor of English, University of Northern Iowa
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
