Episode 245: The truth about romance: Solipsism
November 2, 2022
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Episode 245 · November 2, 2022
Episode 245: The truth about romance: Solipsism
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Episode 245: The truth about romance: Solipsism
Summary
In this episode, I will discuss another important aspect of romantic love: solipsism. This is the belief that nothing exists outside of the self, or -- in the case of romantic love -- outside of the merged dyad. As I explained in a previous episode in the series, ”Romance is for men,” romance was invented by lower-status men for lower-status men as a means of competing with higher-status men for the most desirable women. As a result, one of the imperatives of the romantic lover is to lure the love object away from the competition of these higher-status men. Since he cannot rule in the real world, the romantic lover will create his own solipsistic universe where he can be king.
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