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LESSON 6 · Philosophy of Love

PAUSE TO THINK

What did the original soulmate myth say about gender?

There were three original genders, not two

In Aristophanes' myth, the primordial beings came in three types: male-male, female-female, and male-female. When split, each half sought its matching half regardless of gender.

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