Philosophers and poets throughout the ages have understood the fundamental significance of love, have written about it, debated it intensively, and recognized thereby the fundamental meaning of love in human life. One way to approach this topic is through using a historical lens; in Dr. Classen’s class students study eroticism and love in the Middle Ages from many different perspectives. Dr. Classen tells his students frequently, “Getting a car requires a driver’s license. To get married requires almost nothing in terms of intellectual, ethical, moral, religious, or philosophical preparation, but marriage is a very serious matter, making or breaking a life.”