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Searching for love as a search for meaning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2026

Richard S. Schwartz*
Affiliation:
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA richard_schwartz@hms.harvard.edu schwartz4@mclean.harvard.edu
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*Corresponding author.

Abstract

I offer a commentary on the “love as quest” model presented by Kruglanski and colleagues, highlighting its novel additions to our understanding of love, its potential and limitations as an empirically testable theory, and its clinical value.

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Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press

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