Teenagers turning to AI companions are redefining love as easy, unconditional and always there
Young people have led makeovers of the concept of love before. But relationships with AI chatbots leave out the compromises and effort of real relationships.
Anna Mae Duane, Professor of English, University of Connecticut •
conversation
Feb. 12, 2025 • ~9 min
Feb. 12, 2025 • ~9 min
What is love? A philosopher explains it’s not a choice or a feeling − it’s a practice
What makes a relationship last when feelings fade or circumstances change? Can you force yourself to love someone you hate or don’t care about?
Edith Gwendolyn Nally, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Missouri-Kansas City •
conversation
July 29, 2024 • ~9 min
July 29, 2024 • ~9 min
Are you really in love? How expanding your love lexicon can change your relationships and how you see yourself
Words have power, and what vocabulary you have at your disposal to describe your relationships with other people can shape what directions those relationships can take.
Georgi Gardiner, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of the University of Tennessee Humanities Center (UTHC), University of Tennessee
• conversation
Feb. 12, 2024 • ~10 min
Feb. 12, 2024 • ~10 min
'Love languages' might help you understand your partner – but it's not exactly science
The five widely accepted lovely languages are words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch, acts of service and receiving gifts.
Martin Graff, Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Relationships, University of South Wales
• conversation
Feb. 10, 2023 • ~6 min
Feb. 10, 2023 • ~6 min
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