Love isn’t merely about making the other person happy

At least that’s my philosophy of love, which I’ve learned from Philosopher J.L Schellenberg. In other words, when you love someone, you are valuing that person and that relationship for their own sake. So, love is a good thing in itself: it’s not mere benevolence (or benevolent narcissism) where you’re only looking to make the other person happy. If that were the case, you should be prepared to…