By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

Emotional intimacy isn't just about spending time together. It's about the psychic energy we invest in our partner.

It’s Valentine’s Day! To mark the occasion, Big Books and Bold Ideas is dipping into the archives to focus on love — and not ...

According to Plato, love’s aim is not to complete us, but to inspire us to grow and become the best human being we can be.

As a verb, love has two things at play, according to epidemiologist Tyler VanderWeele, who directs Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program. It can be both or either “unitive” — meaning you ...

The grocery stores are brimming with cards heralding the arrival of Valentine’s Day. Many cards speak of romantic love, but ...

Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.

There’s now a thriving industry based on expediting heartbreak. The lovelorn can check into a Heartbreak Hotel on London’s Broadway Market; do Yoga with Adriene classes to help them “tend to” their ...