Sublime

the new desire for intimacy “has its roots in alienation caused by social fragmentation under capitalism”: The erosion of wider networks of support has meant that people increasingly seek a stable source of care, emotional fulfillment and validation in their partner.

Cut off from wider networks of care, relationship work begins to look like the solution for all the alienation we may feel under capitalism.

Die intensive Bindung verliert heute zunehmend an Bedeutung. Sie ist vor allem unproduktiv, denn allein schwache Bindungen beschleunigen Konsum und Kommunikation. So zerstört der Kapitalismus systematisch Bindungen. Auch Herzensdinge sind heute rar. Sie weichen Wegwerfartikeln. Der Fuchs fährt fort: »Die Menschen haben keine Zeit mehr, um etwas

Today, we turn to one person to provide what an entire village once did: a sense of grounding, meaning, and continuity. At the same time, we expect our committed relationships to be romantic as well as emotionally and sexually fulfilling. Is it any wonder that so many relationships crumble under the weight of it all?