” The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother’s side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent. ”
Erich Fromm
The mother-child relationship requires the most intense love
- It’s not ‘I love you if you love me’ , it’s love for no reason
- Romantics are more sensitive to the way people feel, we love more