Why does love make us stupid?

If stupidity is universally shared, so is stupidity in love. Humans need love and recognition, a “two-person selfishness” to feel alive, and to transmit, perhaps… We look for love, and when we think we find it, we dizzying, the butterflies in the stomach, the lyrical flights, everything is wonderful.

But, as the group Les Rita Mitsouko sang, “ Love stories end badly, in general » ! Which does not prevent us from often wanting to start again. And then, when love between two lasts, boredom gets involved. So love, a beautiful human stupidity?

What engine of love?

The question bothers Jean-François Marmion, psychologist, who directed the collective work Psychology of bullshit in loveto Human Sciences editions. He is the guest of this episode of the podcast “Minute Papillon!” », the podcast from the editorial staff of 20 minutes.

Why is romanticism such bullshit? Why is love based on illusions? What about the language of love? And lies? And when we have had our hearts broken, what pushes us to try again? These are some questions from this interview, listen to it above. Good listening

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