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A Book About Love
by Jonah Lehrer • 2016
Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.
3.73
577
A Book About Love Summary
A Book About Love 89%
Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.
by Jonah Lehrer 2016
3.73
577 ratings
Love and Limerence
by Dorothy Tennov • 1979
'Being in love' is not love: a distinct state fueled by uncertainty, not security.
3.91
1k+
Love and Limerence Summary
Love and Limerence 89%
'Being in love' is not love: a distinct state fueled by uncertainty, not security.
by Dorothy Tennov 1979
3.91
1k+ ratings
Conversations on Love
by Natasha Lunn • 2021
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you chase. Conversations across romance, friendship, loss.
4.20
48k+
Conversations on Love Summary
Conversations on Love 89%
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you chase. Conversations across romance, friendship, loss.
by Natasha Lunn 2021
4.20
48k+ ratings
Why We Love
by Anna Machin • 2022
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
3.72
205
Why We Love Summary
Why We Love 88%
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
by Anna Machin 2022
3.72
205 ratings
Why We Love
by Helen Fisher • 2004
Three brain systems run love. Scans show it mimics addiction; rejection triggers real withdrawal.
3.74
3k+
Why We Love Summary
Why We Love 88%
Three brain systems run love. Scans show it mimics addiction; rejection triggers real withdrawal.
by Helen Fisher 2004
3.74
3k+ ratings
Daring to Trust
by David Richo • 2010
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
3.96
805
Daring to Trust Summary
Daring to Trust 88%
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
by David Richo 2010
3.96
805 ratings
A General Theory of Love
by Thomas Lewis • 2000
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
4.10
5k+
A General Theory of Love Summary
A General Theory of Love 88%
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
by Thomas Lewis 2000
4.10
5k+ ratings
Things No One Taught Us About Love
by Vex King • 2024
Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.
4.06
3k+
Things No One Taught Us About Love Summary
Things No One Taught Us About Love 88%
Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.
by Vex King 2024
4.06
3k+ ratings
We Do
by PsyD Stan Tatkin • 2018
A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.
4.18
493
We Do Summary
We Do 88%
A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.
by PsyD Stan Tatkin 2018
4.18
493 ratings
We
by Robert A. Johnson • 1983
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
4.20
2k+
We Summary
We 88%
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
by Robert A. Johnson 1983
4.20
2k+ ratings
Condenados a entendernos
by Arun Mansukhani • 2023
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
4.42
95
Condenados a entendernos Summary
Condenados a entendernos 88%
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
by Arun Mansukhani 2023
4.42
95 ratings
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds
by John Bowlby • 1979
Attachment is not learned dependency but an evolved instinct; early disruption shapes a lifetime.
4.06
383
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds Summary
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds 88%
Attachment is not learned dependency but an evolved instinct; early disruption shapes a lifetime.
by John Bowlby 1979
4.06
383 ratings
Insecure in Love
by Leslie Becker-Phelps • 2014
Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.
3.92
3k+
Insecure in Love Summary
Insecure in Love 88%
Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.
by Leslie Becker-Phelps 2014
3.92
3k+ ratings
Hold Me Tight
by Sue Johnson • 2008
Recurring fights are attachment cries. The conversation that moves past blame and repairs the bond.
4.12
23k+
Hold Me Tight Summary
Hold Me Tight 88%
Recurring fights are attachment cries. The conversation that moves past blame and repairs the bond.
by Sue Johnson 2008
4.12
23k+ ratings
Socialism
by Ludwig von Mises • 1981
Love requires passion, friendship, and tenderness in equal measure. Most of us only get one right.
4.32
1k+
Socialism Summary
Socialism 87%
Love requires passion, friendship, and tenderness in equal measure. Most of us only get one right.
by Ludwig von Mises 1981
4.32
1k+ ratings
All About Love
by bell hooks • 1999
Love is a practice, not a feeling. A feminist philosopher on what the mix-up costs us all.
4.00
141k+
All About Love Summary
All About Love 87%
Love is a practice, not a feeling. A feminist philosopher on what the mix-up costs us all.
by bell hooks 1999
4.00
141k+ ratings
Wired for Love
by Stephanie Cacioppo • 2022
She studied love as a neuroscientist. Then her husband died, and her brain became the experiment.
4.04
2k+
Wired for Love Summary
Wired for Love 87%
She studied love as a neuroscientist. Then her husband died, and her brain became the experiment.
by Stephanie Cacioppo 2022
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Four Loves
by C.S. Lewis • 1960
Love has four faces. Each one, taken as your god, turns monstrous.
4.16
69k+
The Four Loves Summary
The Four Loves 87%
Love has four faces. Each one, taken as your god, turns monstrous.
by C.S. Lewis 1960
4.16
69k+ ratings
How to Be an Adult in Relationships
by David Richo • 2002
Love's five non-negotiables, drawn from what you needed before you could ask.
4.10
8k+
How to Be an Adult in Relationships Summary
How to Be an Adult in Relationships 87%
Love's five non-negotiables, drawn from what you needed before you could ask.
by David Richo 2002
4.10
8k+ ratings
Secure Love
by Julie Menanno • 2024
Our attachment wiring drives every fight. The repair skills that break the cycle for good.
4.49
3k+
Secure Love Summary
Secure Love 87%
Our attachment wiring drives every fight. The repair skills that break the cycle for good.
by Julie Menanno 2024
4.49
3k+ ratings
Attachment
by John Bowlby • 1969
Crying for mother is not a learned habit but a primal survival system, now proven beyond doubt.
4.17
662
Attachment Summary
Attachment 87%
Crying for mother is not a learned habit but a primal survival system, now proven beyond doubt.
by John Bowlby 1969
4.17
662 ratings
Love Sense
by Sue Johnson • 2013
Romantic love is a hardwired survival system. Its rules are predictable, and science just proved it.
4.09
3k+
Love Sense Summary
Love Sense 87%
Romantic love is a hardwired survival system. Its rules are predictable, and science just proved it.
by Sue Johnson 2013
4.09
3k+ ratings
Being in Love
by Osho • 2008
The tighter you hold, the less you have. Real closeness starts with learning to be entirely alone.
3.99
3k+
Being in Love Summary
Being in Love 87%
The tighter you hold, the less you have. Real closeness starts with learning to be entirely alone.
by Osho 2008
3.99
3k+ ratings
Path to Love
by Deepak Chopra • 1996
Romance cracks the ego open just enough to glimpse what mystics spend lifetimes chasing.
4.00
3k+
Path to Love Summary
Path to Love 87%
Romance cracks the ego open just enough to glimpse what mystics spend lifetimes chasing.
by Deepak Chopra 1996
4.00
3k+ ratings
The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain
by Judith Horstman • 2011
Love, cocaine, and prayer light up the same brain circuits. A tour of our many bonds.
3.87
119
The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain Summary
The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain 87%
Love, cocaine, and prayer light up the same brain circuits. A tour of our many bonds.
by Judith Horstman 2011
3.87
119 ratings
The Art of Loving
by Erich Fromm • 1956
Dating advice hunts for the right person. Real love requires becoming someone who can love.
4.00
97k+
The Art of Loving Summary
The Art of Loving 87%
Dating advice hunts for the right person. Real love requires becoming someone who can love.
by Erich Fromm 1956
4.00
97k+ ratings
The Science of Love
by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 2012
Love, heartbreak, and religious ecstasy run on the same ancient neural circuitry. Here's how.
3.47
333
The Science of Love Summary
The Science of Love 87%
Love, heartbreak, and religious ecstasy run on the same ancient neural circuitry. Here's how.
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2012
3.47
333 ratings
Closer to Love
by Vex King • 2023
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you fall into. The work starts with yourself.
3.89
1k+
Closer to Love Summary
Closer to Love 87%
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you fall into. The work starts with yourself.
by Vex King 2023
3.89
1k+ ratings
The New Rules of Attachment
by Judy Ho • 2024
Your attachment style doesn't just shape your relationships; it caps your vision of what's possible.
4.26
204
The New Rules of Attachment Summary
The New Rules of Attachment 87%
Your attachment style doesn't just shape your relationships; it caps your vision of what's possible.
by Judy Ho 2024
4.26
204 ratings
Encuentra tu persona vitamina
by Marian Rojas Estapé • 2021
Attachment wounds, cortisol spikes, and why you pick the wrong people: a psychiatrist explains.
4.03
13k+
Encuentra tu persona vitamina Summary
Encuentra tu persona vitamina 87%
Attachment wounds, cortisol spikes, and why you pick the wrong people: a psychiatrist explains.
by Marian Rojas Estapé 2021
4.03
13k+ ratings
Loving Like You Mean It
by Ronald J. Frederick • 2019
Your brain learned love in childhood. A four-step mindfulness practice for updating the old code.
4.31
97
Loving Like You Mean It Summary
Loving Like You Mean It 87%
Your brain learned love in childhood. A four-step mindfulness practice for updating the old code.
by Ronald J. Frederick 2019
4.31
97 ratings
Soul Friends
by Stephen Cope • 2017
You are not self-made. Six distinct relationships built your personality, one attachment at a time.
4.23
164
Soul Friends Summary
Soul Friends 87%
You are not self-made. Six distinct relationships built your personality, one attachment at a time.
by Stephen Cope 2017
4.23
164 ratings
Your Brain on Love
by Stan Tatkin • 2013
Why your brain sees your partner as a threat, and the practices that turn conflict into connection.
4.33
1k+
Your Brain on Love Summary
Your Brain on Love 87%
Why your brain sees your partner as a threat, and the practices that turn conflict into connection.
by Stan Tatkin 2013
4.33
1k+ ratings
Love Relations
by Otto F. Kernberg • 1998
Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.
4.02
195
Love Relations Summary
Love Relations 87%
Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.
by Otto F. Kernberg 1998
4.02
195 ratings
you left me on read
by akhira • 2023
When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.
3.73
1k+
you left me on read Summary
you left me on read 87%
When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.
by akhira 2023
3.73
1k+ ratings
Why Him? Why Her?
by Helen Fisher • 2009
Brain chemistry creates four love personalities. Find yours and you'll spot your natural match.
3.87
3k+
Why Him? Why Her? Summary
Why Him? Why Her? 87%
Brain chemistry creates four love personalities. Find yours and you'll spot your natural match.
by Helen Fisher 2009
3.87
3k+ ratings
A Secure Base
by John Bowlby • 1988
Why the caregiver bond shapes adult relationships more than personality or willpower.
4.23
1k+
A Secure Base Summary
A Secure Base 87%
Why the caregiver bond shapes adult relationships more than personality or willpower.
by John Bowlby 1988
4.23
1k+ ratings
Existentialism and Romantic Love
by Skye Cleary • 2015
Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.
4.08
74
Existentialism and Romantic Love Summary
Existentialism and Romantic Love 87%
Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.
by Skye Cleary 2015
4.08
74 ratings
Relationship Reset
by Lissy Abrahams • 2022
Relationship fights are childhood wounds in repeat. Three body-based resets to break the loop.
3.86
74
Relationship Reset Summary
Relationship Reset 87%
Relationship fights are childhood wounds in repeat. Three body-based resets to break the loop.
by Lissy Abrahams 2022
3.86
74 ratings
Zen and the Art of Falling in Love
by Brenda Shoshanna • 2003
Meditation, koans, and the monastery's oldest roles: a complete Zen curriculum for lasting love.
4.25
382
Zen and the Art of Falling in Love Summary
Zen and the Art of Falling in Love 87%
Meditation, koans, and the monastery's oldest roles: a complete Zen curriculum for lasting love.
by Brenda Shoshanna 2003
4.25
382 ratings
Separation
by John Bowlby • 1972
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
4.25
217
Separation Summary
Separation 87%
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
by John Bowlby 1972
4.25
217 ratings
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition
by Gary Chapman • 2013
Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.
4.33
2k+
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition Summary
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition 87%
Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.
by Gary Chapman 2013
4.33
2k+ ratings
Getting the Love You Want
by Harville Hendrix • 2005
Your unconscious chose your partner to heal old wounds; learn the practice that makes it work.
4.05
15k+
Getting the Love You Want Summary
Getting the Love You Want 87%
Your unconscious chose your partner to heal old wounds; learn the practice that makes it work.
by Harville Hendrix 2005
4.05
15k+ ratings
Perfect Love
by John Welwood • 2005
Why love gets hard even when it's real, and how old wounds hijack your relationships.
4.26
803
Perfect Love Summary
Perfect Love 87%
Why love gets hard even when it's real, and how old wounds hijack your relationships.
by John Welwood 2005
4.26
803 ratings
The Power of Attachment
by Diane Poole Heller • 2019
Your childhood wired your relationship patterns. Skills to rewire them for lasting intimacy.
4.26
3k+
The Power of Attachment Summary
The Power of Attachment 87%
Your childhood wired your relationship patterns. Skills to rewire them for lasting intimacy.
by Diane Poole Heller 2019
4.26
3k+ ratings
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein • 1964
A tree loves a boy and gives him everything she has, across a lifetime of taking.
4.39
1.2M+
The Giving Tree Summary
The Giving Tree 87%
A tree loves a boy and gives him everything she has, across a lifetime of taking.
by Shel Silverstein 1964
4.39
1.2M+ ratings
Ghosted and Breadcrumbed
by Marni Feuerman • 2019
Why you keep choosing unavailable partners and the exact method to break the cycle for good.
4.09
230
Ghosted and Breadcrumbed Summary
Ghosted and Breadcrumbed 87%
Why you keep choosing unavailable partners and the exact method to break the cycle for good.
by Marni Feuerman 2019
4.09
230 ratings
Letters to Milena
by Franz Kafka • 1952
Prague to Vienna. A dying writer, a married woman, and a love affair conducted by post.
3.93
26k+
Letters to Milena Summary
Letters to Milena 87%
Prague to Vienna. A dying writer, a married woman, and a love affair conducted by post.
by Franz Kafka 1952
3.93
26k+ ratings
How to Love Better
by Yung Pueblo • 2025
The secret to loving another person starts with yourself, and it's not about attachment or control.
4.05
4k+
How to Love Better Summary
How to Love Better 87%
The secret to loving another person starts with yourself, and it's not about attachment or control.
by Yung Pueblo 2025
4.05
4k+ ratings
The Sorrows of Love
by The School of Life • 2018
No one teaches you how to love well. The first lesson: your disappointment is normal.
3.89
802
The Sorrows of Love Summary
The Sorrows of Love 87%
No one teaches you how to love well. The first lesson: your disappointment is normal.
by The School of Life 2018
3.89
802 ratings
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