{Love, Sex and Marriage}[27th August 1990]

[Redbook7:254-266][19900827:1050c]{Love, Sex and Marriage}[27th August 1990]

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I do appreciate in these dreams* the sense of wholly integrated Love which comes with them,** a total and unconditional Love of which ἐρως*** is only a small proportion. It is interesting how, generally, as I awake from these dreams the ἐρως proportion seems to increase, usually continuing until I get up [….]. I supposed this is an inevitable consequence of waking up in bed with one’s (actual) woman – probably a chemical consequence.

I offer a hostage to fortune whenever I discuss sex, because the prurience of our culture’s interest in it is quite likely to distort any reader’s approach and reactions. I believe in absolute honesty, and so far as I can make myself capable of it I shall be absolutely honest. But I can see only too clearly the sort of conclusions that are likely to be drawn from my frankness: the sort of snide and destructive comments which are made nowadays, often without any good evidence, about the sexual affairs and hang-ups of writers in particular.

*[See last previous entry; & 2 ant, [Redbook7:253-254][19900827:1017b]{Dream: Of a Golden Girl}[27th August 1990]ff]

**[cf last previous entry but one]

***[See [Redbook7:250][19900826:1728d]{The Three Loves}[26th August 1990]]

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