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The "Problem" of Love
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The "Problem" of Love

Reading + Commentary on C.G. Jung's 1921 essay

What makes one psychologically ready for a committed relationship?

Jung’s essay, “The Love Problem of a Student”, discusses the early stages social dynamics that have become common to us 100 years later— “free love” vs monogamy, infidelity, a woman’s dilemma of career vs. family.

00:37 The Love Problem of a Student

03:41 Love and Instincts

06:23 Homosexuality and Human Nature

29:24 Psychological Maturity and Relationships

33:00 Psychological Impact of Early Sexual Experiences

44:50 Older Women and Younger Men Dynamics

56:05 The Concept of Free Love

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