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This can be taken to mean that lasting love is not the same as the first rush of infatuation. It reads as a reminder that caring for another person sometimes requires stepping back from the fantasies and moods that once felt so compelling. It lands when a relationship has moved past the early glow and needs steadier, less idealized attention.
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About Alain de Botton
British author and public speaker
Alain de Botton is a British author and public speaker known for writing about contemporary life and for making philosophy feel useful in everyday settings. His work often turns to common experiences and asks how ideas can help explain them. Among his best-known books are Essays in Love, which sold two million copies, How Proust Can Change Your Life, Status Anxiety, and The Architecture of Happiness.
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Books by Alain de Botton
The Architecture of Happiness
2008
The news
2014
The course of love
2016
Religion for Atheists
2012
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
2009