micromoments
by rantywoman
A global poll taken last Valentine’s Day showed that most married people—or those with a significant other—list their romantic partner as the greatest source of happiness in their lives. According to the same poll, nearly half of all single people are looking for a romantic partner, saying that finding a special person to love would contribute greatly to their happiness.
But to Fredrickson, these numbers reveal a “worldwide collapse of imagination,” as she writes in her book. “Thinking of love purely as romance or commitment that you share with one special person—as it appears most on earth do—surely limits the health and happiness you derive” from love.
“My conception of love,” she tells me, “gives hope to people who are single or divorced or widowed this Valentine’s Day to find smaller ways to experience love.”
thebitterbabe 
LOVE ( 😉 this article…. very encouraging. It does give a whole new perspective to those “micromoments” mentioned in the article, that I do experience but perhaps too easily write off as ” passing infatuations/enthusiasms”. As if those feelings of connectedness and kindness with others could only be valid if sanctioned by a previously existing and long standing (preferably romantic) relationship. Definitely food for thought….