The remark abour romance and Buddhism is from a book by the Dalai Lama, The Art Of Happiness.

"Without hesitation, the Dalai Lama said, "I think that, leaving aside how the endless pursuit of romantic love may affect our deeper spiritual growth, even from the perspective of a conventional way of life, the iddealization of this romantic love can be seen as an extreme. Unlike those relationships based on caring and genuine affection, this is another matter. It's something that is based on fantasy, unattainable, and therefore may be a source of frustration. So, on that basis it cannot be seen as a positive thing."

You can look it up, as Casey Stengel used to say.

(Casey DID believe in romantic love, or he never would have managed the Mets.)

Jerry