LOYAL LOVES by Denise & Pierre STAGNARA (1990)

LOYAL LOVES by Denise & Pierre STAGNARA - Édition Fayard - 1990 - 490 pages – Paperback Each of us invests a good number of years in preparing for our profession. But how much time do we invest in preparing for our emotional life? There is hardly any 'after-sales service' for loving couples. And yet, the long investigation we conducted proves it: adolescents and adults, for the most part, continue to believe in fidelity (even if they don't always admit it in public!). When parents are divorced, do they still love each other a little?, asks a fifth-grade student Resolutely optimistic, our book is a kind of navigation manual for lovers. We talk about love and sexuality, education and training. But there are no pre-drawn itineraries, nor love recipes. Each woman is unique, each man is unique. Everyone has an intimate space, a secret garden where they experience their uniqueness and solitude. Love causes a breach in the wall of this enclosure. Can 'the two who love each other' access the secret of the other, find the meaning of love that gives life? Love at first sight? Long-term love? Marriage? Before committing, it deserves reflection....