Mariann Glasier’s Reviews > All About Love: New Visions > Status Update

"There is a gap between the values they claim to hold and their willingness to do the work of connecting thought and action, theory and practice to realize these values and thus create a more just society."

“One of the most important social myths we must debunk if we are to become a more loving culture is the one that teaches parents that abuse and neglect can coexist with love. Accused and neglect negate love… no one can rightfully claim to be loving when behaving abusively. Yet parents do it all the time in our culture. Children are told that they are loved even though they are being abused.”

“care is a dimension of love, but simply giving care does not mean we are loving.”

“Ultimately, though, the authors remain wedded to belief systems, which suggest that there are basic inherent differences between women and men. In actuality, all the concrete proof indicates that while the perspectives of men and women often differ, these differences are learned characteristics, not innate, or ‘natural,’ traits.”

“Men theorize about love, but women are more often love’s practitioners. Most men feel that they receive love and therefore know what it feels like to be loved; women often feel we are in a constant state of yearning, wanting love but not receiving it.”