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Falling in love is easy. But saving love through everyday life is more difficult. In a conversation with Barbara Bleisch, star philosopher Alain de Botton explains why old love doesn't necessarily have to rust and why philosophy is a good rust protection in relationships. ???? Subscribe now to SRF Kultur Sternstunden on YouTube ???? https://www.youtube.com/srfkulturster... The right people don't always get together, and sometimes it takes several attempts. But sooner or later, most people end up in the "two-way box". But what happens when the proverbial butterflies in your stomach fly away and sober everyday life sets in? What happens when children and careers wear on your nerves and love falls by the wayside? People know surprisingly little about what happens to love when the initial infatuation is over, says bestselling author Alain de Botton. No wonder: Grimm's fairy tales and Hollywood's dream factory always end their love stories when the lovers have found each other. But how do Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Harry and Sally survive their love over time? Alain de Botton has written a philosophical novel about this question - and comes to surprising conclusions: partners should not accept each other as they are; monogamy is a tragedy, but you can live with it; when couples argue, they are rarely angry, but needy. Barbara Bleisch embarks on philosophical couples therapy with Alain de Botton. German Version: ???? • The Concept of true Love: Talk with A... Sternstunde Philosophie from February 12, 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More culture on YouTube ???? https://www.youtube.com/srfkultur?sub... More culture on Facebook ???? / srfkultur More culture on Twitter ???? / srfkultur More culture on srf.ch ???? https://www.srf.ch/kultur ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "Sternstunde Philosophie" cultivates an in-depth and critical exchange of ideas and gets to the bottom of the burning questions of our time. The "Sternstunde Philosophie" draws a broad arc from socio-political topicality to the fundamental questions of philosophy: Who is responsible for what, what does human freedom consist of, what determines the meaning of our life? Our guests include personalities from science, culture, politics and business - voices that stimulate thought and reflect on and classify current events. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media Netiquette from SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFCulture #SRFSternstunde #Philosophy #AlainDeBotton #DeBotton #Love #Relationship #Couple #Tinder #Dating #SRF #Culture