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Rethinking infidelity ... a talk for anyone who has ever loved | Esther Perel | TED

21 May 2015

21m

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Infidelity persists as a universal taboo that remains poorly understood, often functioning as a search for lost parts of the self rather than a simple rejection of a partner. Modern romantic ideals, which demand that one person fulfill every emotional and intellectual need, have transformed adultery from an economic th...