Talking when in Love and Talking about Love
A significant part of our daily discussions and interactions relates to the question of love and romantic relationships. In fact, it is through interactions and daily conversations that we engage in a relationship, that we talk about our relationship, and about others’ situations, etc. Using an innovative methodology, that of conversational debriefing, we have had the opportunity to reflect on the significant themes of normativity and contemporary individuality that were present in various participants’ accounts of conversations. We propose to present our findings according to three instances of the interaction that stand out in our research area : 1) How does one talk about love ? 2) How does one talk when in love ? and finally : 3) How does one treat these conversations about love when in love ? Thus, we’d like to further our understanding of how and in which ways contemporary experiences of sociability contribute to constructing romantic standards.