Beatrice Frasl

In the organizer's words:

Love - it has been passionately sung about in songs for centuries, praised in literature and glorified in films, even in its most toxic forms. Despite its volatility and usually relatively short duration, we have made romantic love a central model of social organization. Romantic love is what is constantly hammered into our brains from an early age as an essential component of happiness and fulfillment. Yet its reality is anything but romantic - especially for women. Heteroromantic relationships provide the framework for women to take on two thirds of unpaid work, earn less and slip into dependency. Unmarried women without children, on the other hand, are the happiest and healthiest population group. They have a higher life expectancy than married women, while married men live longer than unmarried men. Romantic relationships with men harm women: healthwise, emotionally and economically. In this great essay, Beatrice Frasl addresses these injustices and pleads for a rethink. After all, romantic love is a patriarchal indoctrination campaign whose narrative has prevailed for centuries. How good that we don't need it. That we can decide for ourselves what love means to us. Beatrice Frasl is a cultural scientist/gender researcher, podcaster, columnist and always: a feminist. In her work, she has been exploring the gaps in the healthcare system, mental illness and feminism for years. In her podcast "Große Töchter" (Big Daughters), she deals with gender-specific, socio-political issues. As @fraufrasl, she raises awareness about mental health and feminism on social media. Her goal? Better access to therapy for everyone and: the final end to patriarchy. Her new book "Entromantisiert euch!" will be published in April 2025, in which Beatrice Frasl examines the position of romantic love in our society. This content has been machine translated.