Falling in love is a tricky business, especially when trying to find the ideal partner to share your life with.  The major challenge for any single person is acquiring the “right mate”.  So the first question you must ask yourself is, what qualities do you look for in a mate?  Here are just a few that came off the top of my head:

• Committed
• Compatible
• Trustworthy
• Faithful
• Generous
• Honest
• Truthful

So in the case of “Ancient Philosophy” making you fall in love, the word “Virtue” comes to mind when describing the above qualities.   For many philosophers of centuries past, “Virtue” was equivalent with “Truth”, and without “Truth” there can be no “Virtue”.  So for one to become virtuous one must first have a love affair with truth.

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