Long shot here, but for ideas for interesting folks to join your discussion - would Elizabeth Oldfield be interested? Author of "Fully Alive", as I'm sure you know.
A very good book about women's response to male violence is Pat Barker's 2018 novel, the Silence of the Girls . It's the Iliad (Trojan War) retold from the point of view of the women. The style is awkward but the perspective on Homer's founding narrative of western civilization, the Iliad, is haunting.
That claim is legitimately debatable. But I think most people would agree that, as long as you can minimize the chances or magnitude of loss below an acceptable threshold, loving is good.
Here are some of the strongest catalysts of love that exist:
Sex with men
Giving birth
Dating men
Marriage with men
I imagine that either the chances or magnitude of loss must be especially high in S Korea, and/or women haven't been shown good examples of how precious those loves can be (especially in healthy combination).
In China, many women refuse to marry or have children, because the chances of losing their children in case of divorce are very high. Custody law severely favors fathers:
Being home with a virus, I was able to finish the book today. I would like to be included for the discussion. As an old psychiatrist, I can probably add something.
Long shot here, but for ideas for interesting folks to join your discussion - would Elizabeth Oldfield be interested? Author of "Fully Alive", as I'm sure you know.
A very good book about women's response to male violence is Pat Barker's 2018 novel, the Silence of the Girls . It's the Iliad (Trojan War) retold from the point of view of the women. The style is awkward but the perspective on Homer's founding narrative of western civilization, the Iliad, is haunting.
I'm reminded of Tennyson's verse:
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
That claim is legitimately debatable. But I think most people would agree that, as long as you can minimize the chances or magnitude of loss below an acceptable threshold, loving is good.
Here are some of the strongest catalysts of love that exist:
Sex with men
Giving birth
Dating men
Marriage with men
I imagine that either the chances or magnitude of loss must be especially high in S Korea, and/or women haven't been shown good examples of how precious those loves can be (especially in healthy combination).
In China, many women refuse to marry or have children, because the chances of losing their children in case of divorce are very high. Custody law severely favors fathers:
https://weibo.substack.com/p/feminism-and-the-position-of-women
Being home with a virus, I was able to finish the book today. I would like to be included for the discussion. As an old psychiatrist, I can probably add something.