With courtly love a whole new set of values came into our culture. Without our being aware, a new morality was born within us and began to shape our attitudes. Romance, in its purest form, seeks only one thing—passion. It is willing to sacrifice everything else—every duty, obligation, relationship, or commitment—in order to have passion. With courtly love we began to believe that the most important thing in life is to search for one’s soul through romantic projection. We have not learned that there is any other way to find our soul.
