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Laura Kipnis, Against Love

Laura Kipnis, Against Love

Read Against Love and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. Kipnis believes that “maturity” in our society finds its reason for being

in the determination to find a partner one can love for a lifetime.

in the expectation that love and sexual attraction can last a lifetime coupled together.

in the acceptance that sexual attraction quickly wanes in most relationships.

in the realization that love and sexual attraction are not the same thing.

2. “Happy love” was born in which century?

the seventeenth century

the fifteenth century

the eighteenth century

the sixteenth century

3. What is “mutuality”?

making decisions together

inviting your partner “in” to your most interior self

the romantic notion of walking through life together as partners

recognizing your partner’s needs and being willing to meet them

4. What is “couple grammar”?

recognizing your partner’s needs and being willing to meet them

making decisions together

inviting your partner “in” to your most interior self

the romantic notion of walking through life together as partners

5. Which of the following is not one of the rewards of domesticity?

child-rearing convenience

companionship

reassuring predictability

sexual options