According to Plato, love’s aim is not to complete us, but to inspire us to grow and become the best human being we can be.

Love is a big problem in therapy. It involves the dissolution of the ego, which can be one of the scariest things a human can do, But it is also, by far, the most rewarding.

Craving what you can’t have? Here’s the psychology behind unattainable love and what it reveals about our deepest desires.