![]() There are few greater experts on the importance of love than those who are bereft of anyone to love. Unwittingly, loneliness gives us the most eloquent insights into why love should matter so much. We shouldn’t – on top of it all – feel lonely about being lonely. But the pains of loneliness are an unembarrassing and universal possibility. Too often, we leave the topic of loneliness unmentioned: those without anyone to hold feel shame those with someone (a background degree of) guilt. One way to get a sense of why love should matter so much, why it might be considered close to the meaning of life, is to look at the challenges of loneliness. Here, we share an abridged version of de Botton's essay on the three components that characterise love - and why the lonely are the best placed to be experts on the subject. Notes on Love was curated during the first lockdown, and was self-published in October, featuring contributions from high-profile names such as Candice Brathwaite, Elizabeth Day and Alain de Botton. ![]() It's why Laura Lambert, the founder of ethical jewellery brand Fenton, decided to call on her favourite writers to compile an anthology of expressions of love - what it means and how it manifests itself. If ever there was a time to celebrate love it's in the darker periods when we most need our faith restored.
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