The Six Passions of the Red-Hot Lover

I do. It’s always hard for me to hear that they’re ever so slightly embarrassed to read about their attitude to love. Then again, they’re usually also relieved to hear that somebody finally understands their complexity. Here is a summary of what it means to be someone who sees love as a Gripping Drama: At first sight: I can be very emotionally engaging; I get deeply involved and I focus intensely on my love relationship and my lover. As a lover I feel: Mainly I have romantic and sexual tension; with sensitivity, intensity and volatility. I also experience some dark emotions. My attitude to love is a gripping drama: I desperately want love in my life. When I have it, I find it hard to believe that I do. If I start to believe it, my next thought is that it will be temporary. That puts me through terrible emotional…