Les jeunes filles se creent souvent de nobles, de ravissantes images, des figures tout ideales, et se forgent des idees chimeriques sur les hommes, sur les sentiments, sur le monde; puis elles attribuent innocemment a un caractere les perfections qu'elles ont revees, et s'y confient.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Young women often create idealized images of men and the world, then naïvely attribute those imagined qualities to real people.
- In plain terms
- Idealization leads to unrealistic expectations.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize and adjust romanticized perceptions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do idealized images affect relationships?
- When is idealization beneficial?
Another view
Some idealization can inspire personal growth.
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