The Second Generation Dilemma: How Our Family's Cultural Expressions Of Love Affect Us

Tell Me You Love Me, Mom

There’s no denying that we live in a culture that expresses love through physical touch and affection, verbal affirmations, and other actions that would generally be considered demonstrative. Even those of us who have difficulty saying “I love you” tend to hold it as a goal. And if our love lives lack such gestures, we often feel like something’s missing.