Title- All About Romantic Love
Author- Dr. Govind Sharma IAS(Retd.)
Pages -110
Publisher -Notion Press
Genre - Non-fiction, Psychology, Self-help, Family and Relationships
Rating -5/5
Review no. -54
Synopsis -
Based on what has been said by the greatest psychologists of our time, this book tells the reader what is the concept of romantic love and how to be in a relationship without getting hurt. It is about how to further strengthen a healthy relationship and how to get out of a toxic relationship. The choice that life offers is whether one wants ten superficial, meaningless relationship. The choice that life offers is whether one wants ten superficial, meaningless relationships, or one great relationship that lasts a lifetime.
All About Romantic Love is yet another amazing book by Dr. Govind Sharma sir. I had previously read two other books by the same author, both were works of fiction that I had loved. But this book is very different from those and I liked it even more.
All About Romantic Love revolves around the psychology around love and relationship. Love is the most sublime emotion but it can also prove to be destructive at some places. The books enlightens the reader on many important but not talked about themes like the components of romantic love, how to differentiate between healthy and toxic relationship, how to strengthen the relationship and attain the stage of consummate love etc.
The first two chapters discusses the psychological and scientific aspects of romantic love, Freudian theory of love, the chemical theory of love, Solomon's opponent process theory etc. The next four chapters are case studies, that is, short stories that show us what goes wrong in a relationship in a comprehensive view. The characters are realistic and all the case studies are based on real life situations. The last chapter 'Towards Consummate Love' deals with how to attain the stage of consummate love and remain there with references to various couples in books, movies and real-life. The language used is simple and easy to understand through the book.
Overall, All About Romantic Love is a short yet very insightful book! The author must have surely done lots of research for this book. I had already said in the review of 'The Shaadi Story' that I generally have a though time with non-fiction. But I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I highly recommend this book to everyone because the matters discussed in this book are things that everyone should be aware of.
I sincerely thank Govind Sharma sir for giving me this wonderful opportunity to read and review yet another work of mastery. All opinions in this review are my own.
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