Slow Movement

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about, what I call, "slow love". I am positioning slow love as part of the slow movement. This movement is exactly how it sounds. The idea is that in a fast world, we all need to slow down -- to enjoy life, the people around us, to stop and smell the roses in a manner of speaking. Thomson (2022) supports the slow movement, suggesting: "Nothing meaningful is done quickly". I argue that the need for slow also pertains to romantic love. In order to build long-term, lasting, romantic relationships, how might we, as society, pushback against the common "fast love mentality" promoted by dating websites and apps, and move towards growing love more slowly, genuinely, and authentically?