# A MARRIED MAN … PERCEPTIONS ABOUT … LOVE
## Part I: The Beginning of the Journey
- The Void After Love
- Loss of a deep love
- Attempt to fill the void with universal love
- Theories on Life at 40
- Medical problems theory
- Obsession with love and past relationships theory
- Unexpected Love Story
- Meeting a beautiful lady before turning 40
- Falling in love and writing about it
- Publishing 10 books on love
## Part II: The End of the Love Story
- Realizations After the Breakup
- Dissatisfaction with the love story
- Final essays: "I miss you, but I don’t want you back"
- Awakening through the end of love
- Family Obligations
- Commitment to family despite personal desires
- Son's plea: “You are not allowed to leave us”
- Understanding dharma and duty
## Part III: Searching for a New Path
- Meditations and Self-Reflection
- Considering new relationships
- Exploring self-love
- Uncertainty about the next step
- Signs and Symbols
- Heart-shaped fire incident
- Ignoring signs and continuing the search
## Part IV: Discovering Unconditional Love
- Hosting Ukrainian Refugees
- Providing unconditional love and support
- Forming connections with women of different ages and personalities
- A New Perspective on Love
- Loving everyone on one’s life timeline
- Practicing abstract, universal love
- Realization of Dalai Lama and Pope Francis' teachings on unconditional love
## Part V: Reflections and Awakenings
- Lessons from Relationships
- Wife as a karmic figure
- Mistress as a teacher of love
- Ukrainian ladies as guides to a new love paradigm
- Understanding Dharma and Karma
- Youngest son teaching the meaning of dharma
- Marriage as a karmic bond, not based on love
- Embracing Universal Love
- Choosing to love all souls unconditionally
- Letting go of expectations for reciprocation
- Acceptance of love as an abstract, infinite force
## Part VI: Moving Forward
- The Future of Love
- Continuing the journey of universal love
- Inspiring others to try this abstract love story
- Open-ended exploration of love’s many forms
- Final Thoughts
- Love as a personal and evolving perception
- Encouragement to embrace unconventional ideas about love