The reason love often breaks apart is simple: it is often based on dependency. The unspoken expectation that the other person will make you happy, however, only comes true in movies, pop songs, and romance novels. Reality speaks a different language: true love can only arise between partners who are internally free.

The good news: loving without needing the other, without clinging and fear of loss, is something that can be learned. Renate Georgy shows how each of us can free ourselves from old conditioning and develop into an independently loving being, whether in a relationship or as a single. It's an upgrade to Love 2.0, so to speak. Why should we settle for less?.