How many times have I heard in France of women who have been married for many years and the husband has had mistresses and you ask, "Why does she put up with it?" Because she loves him! Love is justification… — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
We live in a society where we don't want to commit to another person for life. We do at the moment that we marry, but less and less people marry. We marry later, we marry less. On some level of… — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
In France, you have 900 years of romantic love going back to the troubadours and minstrels that wrote stories of Lancelot and Guinevere. You… — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
“Friendship matters, especially in old age, when death reduces the number of one's friends.” — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
I think people are more likely to think it's better to find something new. That mentality has affected all of our thinking. — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
How many times have I heard in France of women who have been married for many years and the husband has had mistresses and… — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
There is a belief that love has its own justification, that it should be experienced as passionately as possible. The French have a wonderful… — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
“The reality of social networking sites is that they provide platforms for online personae to interact with other online personae. Importantly, such relationships can… — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
For a French person, lack of desire in someone is really seen as a defect. — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
“Our history suggests that women will continue to show the world how to be friends.” — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
We live in a society where we don't want to commit to another person for life. We do at the moment that we marry,… — Marilyn Yalom Copy Share Image
