Romantic love did exist before then though.

…individual rights and the pursuit of happiness, and the result was a full-blown Age of Romanticism. F*ck the cattle, it was the 1800s and people’s feelings suddenly mattered. The new ideal was not only to marry for love but that that love was to live on in bliss for all of e…
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Jessica A
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May 26, 2021
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Romantic love did exist before then though. Ancient Egyptians, Persians, Indians, Greeks, Romans etc all have documented the passion of romantic love. It wasn't invented in the West in the 1800s. Whether people married for romantic love or not, it still existed.
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