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INTERVIEW – What if, after all, the concept of a couple in love was obsolete? This idea is supported by the philosopher, psychoanalyst and director of the Institute of Psychoanalysis of Grenoble Annecy in Lyon, Nathalie Bourgeois.
Marriage, polygamy, liberality, free, intimate or passionate relationships. the couple never defined themselves so much in the plural. Surprisingly, monogamy is an outdated concept, a legacy of an era where life expectancy did not exceed fifty. “Undoubtedly,” according to Natalie Bourgeois, psychoanalyst, professor of philosophy, and founder of two schools under the umbrella of the Federation of Contemporary Psychoanalysis. This lover of lateral steps supports an atypical point of view on this issue: separation is necessary for happiness. He also finished writing an essay “in praise of separation”. According to him, wanting to “be a couple” at any cost, today too many people forget themselves, forbid exploring some of their desires, erase a part of their personality, sometimes even prevent them from living. He thus emphasizes the courage that separation requires, but also the field of possibilities that it…
Source: Le Figaro
