“[P]art of our problem in rethinking our need and desires for each other, and the impediments to our realizing them, is that it is sexual intimacy, with all its hazards, that has loomed so large as the primary substance of love, and the main route to happiness in adulthood. Yet this is a narrow view that does not encompass all forms of love, care, and commitment that influence our lives. Other forms of love — familial, friendly, comradely, and many more — remain distinct and significant, with their own pressures, rhythms, and demands, all woven around our need for each other.”
Lynne Segal



















