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- Title
Midlife Perspectives on Falling in Love: The Dialectic of Unique Experiences.
- Authors
Ben-Ari, Adital; Lavee, Yoav; Gal, Zahava
- Abstract
This study explores the constructed meanings of falling in love in midlife. In depth interviews were conducted with 12 participants, all of whom had experienced falling in love in midlife. Analysis of the interview data suggest that midlife forms the prism through which the experience of falling in love is perceived: it provides the context, colors the experience, and characterizes its unique nature. The uniqueness is created primarily through dialectic between affirmations (compatibility with the notion of love) and negations (contrasting experiences).
- Subjects
MIDDLE age; INTERPERSONAL attraction; MIDDLE-aged persons; LOVE; EMOTIONS; AFFIRMATIONS (Self-help); MARRIAGE compatibility tests; RECOVERY movement; DIALECTIC
- Publication
Journal of Adult Development, 2006, Vol 13, Issue 3/4, p118
- ISSN
1068-0667
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10804-007-9018-3