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In 12th century France, Troubadour poetry provided a framework for romantic love. Back then, romantic love ''only'' meant extramarital love. IE long-distance pining for someone who you are not married to. Marriage was seen as a practical affair where superiors were in charge, whereas in romantic love women (rather than men) were in full control and the love was to be driven by passion.<ref>https://www.ancient.eu/Courtly_Love/</ref> These romances were mainly restricted to royalty and were not intended to be materialized. | In 12th century France, Troubadour poetry provided a framework for romantic love. Back then, romantic love ''only'' meant extramarital love. IE long-distance pining for someone who you are not married to. Marriage was seen as a practical affair where superiors were in charge, whereas in romantic love women (rather than men) were in full control and the love was to be driven by passion.<ref>https://www.ancient.eu/Courtly_Love/</ref> These romances were mainly restricted to royalty and were not intended to be materialized. | ||
Modern notions of romance are extended into real-life through marriage, | Modern notions of romance are extended into real-life through marriage, and retain the chivalric practice of man-proving-himself-to-woman. This occurs through the synthesis of the Greek idea of sexuality as a spiritual journey,the Puritan idea of love being essential to marriage.<ref>https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/download/pdf/831/1.0053733/1 AN EXISTENTIAL-PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH TO ROMANTIC LOVE by Karen Lecovin</ref> | ||
==Relationships without romance== | ==Relationships without romance== | ||