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In the pursuit of Love: A narrow line separates longing, begging, and abusing

In our time, where the principles of a market economy govern everything, making a profit from things and their utility is society's core value. In this scenario, even romantic relationships are molded by market forces. People view themselves as products in the dating market, and the individual's possession drives the demand and supply dynamics. Additionally, this relationship market eroded people's value to nothing more than trading, up-selling, and sorting them as commodities in a sea of potential relationships. 'We are most alive when we're in love.' John Updike So, practicing unconditional and selfless love is a courageous act in a market-dominated society. Being someone's 'lover' during the course of love is, without doubt, a progressive epitome of our time; suspension of self in a self-centric world is a rare value. The practice of love is not an easy task; a person has to pay the cost of patience and a lot of sacrifices until mutuality is attai