Men and Women Should be Equal in Love

Name Institutional Affiliation Course Code/Title Instructor Date Men and Women Should be Equal in Love The imperative element of love is present in any successful relationship. Behaviors, thoughts and feelings are the highlights of romantic relationships and are greatly connected to communication, dependence, trust, sexual attitudes, commitment, passion, and intimacy. Love is invisible but can felt strongly. The invisibility aspect of love and lack of a predefined sense of describing it has resulted in various prescribed meaning to every individual. On the other hand, love is a multifaceted feeling and thus, can be expressed in different life contexts. Romantic love is different from family love. Based on this assertion, The Story of an Hour, “Hills like White Elephants,” What We Talk about When We Talk about Love, and “The Storm” are resources that provide more insight into the participation of both men and women in the relationship. Love is an emotion that is present in every human and justifies related input from a spiritual perspective, psychologists’ contribution in regards to physical attractiveness, and role of commitment in a relationship. Kate Chopin’s book, The Story of an Hour, illustrates the role of various facets of love as it unfolds both in a romantic relationship and family setting. It is unfortunate that when Mallard and his wife had an accident, he passes away and while she suffered a head fracture but is yet to hear the news. Her husband’s friend Richards is deemed unsuitable to deliver the news despite his presence. It was her sister Josephine who was chosen instead. Mrs. Mallard’s sister had also come to console her after the demise of her husband (1). In this regard, it is worth noting that this emotion is fundamental in people’s lives and is even an independent factor to human health. A research conducted at the University of Pavia in Italy indicates that being in love is central to the restoration of the nervous system and also triggers the growth of new brain cells. Lovers feel content with life and develop a more calm body and mind (The Independent). In this case, Mrs. Mallard’s state called for people who care for her deeply. Therefore, although people will be reluctant to engage in a romantic relationship, they will seek family love or else love for themselves accordingly. The dynamics that lie in love guarantees varied opinions among people and even experts. In this regard, love can be expressed from a spiritual, literal, psychological, or metaphorical perspectives. In the present society which is more of patriarchal in nature, men are perceived to be superior in nature. The type of maturity in a great relationship demands escape from the superiority complex. The maturity is more apparent in the story, the “Hills like White Elephants.” The scenes are of an American and a girl at the valley of Ebro in Spain. The story says, “You don’t have to be afraid. I’ve known lots of people that have done it.” “So have I,” said the girl. “Afterward they were all so happy.” “Well,” the man said, “if you don’t want to you don’t have to. I wouldn’t have you do it if you didn’t want to. But I know it’s perfectly simple” (Heminway 595). The ability of a man to offer their partner attention and respect towards their ideas and opinions highlights an elevated sense of maturity (Sipiora 477). The man and girl were engaged in ordinary but meaningful relationships that highlighted the state of the relationship as they drank beer across the lovey that looked and unlooked like white elephants at different time zones. Men and women that hope to achieve this state of being are indeed expected to eliminate emotional love which is comprised of emotions that weigh the relationship down. Love is an innate feeling towards another person but has to be expressed through actions to develop trust. Terri’s life amplifies this notion to the audience in the collection What We Talk about When We Talk about Love whereby she has experienced it directly with two men, her ex-husband and her present one. The two life experiences highlight that a better romantic experience is attained when each of the partners is content internally and has minimal expectations from the other person. Minimal expectations implies reduced expectations. On the other hand, they ought to be willing to be giving much more than they receive. Marital satisfaction encompasses sharing among the partners, which extends beyond the material things to include “a reflection of subjective, interpersonal feelings about one’s marriage” (Vajda, 1), wisdom, knowledge, and happiness. This state of being is the epitome of love. The insecurities thereof are more evident in Terri’s story, thus “he tried to kill her…he beat me up one night. He dragged me around the living room by my ankles, he kept saying, I love you, I love you, you bitch” (Carvey 170). Although Terri was romantically in love with her husband, her husband failed to reciprocate, was overly-obsessed with her, and turned to alcohol for consolation. In the end, Terri almost lost her life through the domestic violence she witnessed as a victim. In contrary, she has a different relationship with Mel and there they were in the kitchen table and both sipping gin. They would make appropriate jokes even in...