Introduction

Shetty argues that love requires learning and practice and that friends and family are not the best resources for learning about love and relationships. Having a set of rules like those detailed in the book guides readers through specific steps and ideas to improve their relationships, their conceptions of love, and themselves.

Shetty suggests actively building love with the goal of addressing problems in healthy and purposeful ways. He wants people to prepare for love, practice love, protect it, and perfect it with intention, instead of expecting it to already be perfect. He proposes a type of relationship that is constantly “growing” and “evolving.” This also relates to the book’s theme of <a data-internal-link data-link-type="Themes" href="https://www.supersummary.com/8-rules-of-love/themes/#439308">Learning and Emotional Growth</a>.

Expecting a perfect relationship or partner is unreasonable. Shetty uses an <a data-internal-link data-link-type="Literary Device" href="https://www.supersummary.com/anecdote/">anecdote</a> about attempting the perfect proposal with his wife that went wrong and neglected her desires. The book explains how to accept the “imperfections” in a relationship, partner, or oneself that will inevitably arise. Life is not perfect, and relationships and people aren’t either.

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