Romantic Love in America

Victor de Munck is professor in the Institute of Asian and Transcultural Studies at Vilnius University and State University of New York at New Paltz.

“Victor C. de Munck’s Romantic Love in America promises to introduce the reader to ‘the love and sex lives of fifteen people’ two of whom are polyamorous, eight of whom are straight, and five gay. This fascinating volume delivers on this promise and does so in a theoretical context which incorporates both cognitive and evolutionary frameworks. An absorbing read for those interested in the experiences and conceptualizations of individuals who experience romantic love or who indulge in a variety of sexual encounters with or without the justification of love.”

• Chapter 1: Defining Romantic Love vis-a-vis Sex and LoveChapter 2: How Social and Evolutionary Factors Affect the Cultural Importance of RLChapter 3: A Tripod Theory of RL and Other Theories Chapter 4: Interviews with Straight Women Chapter 5: Interviews with Straight MenChapter 6: Interviews with Nonbinary Lesbian/Gay WomenChapter 7: Interviews with Nonbinary Gay MenChapter 8: Interviews with Polyamorous Informants