or ourselves. (Radice 69). I dont think this would fall under lust because if he had only desired sex then he wouldnt have cared for her the way he did. Abelard and Heloises relationship was based on courtly love of their time and also I believe that their love was the creation of modern ideal of marriage which was founded on the voluntarily shared tenderness of a couple who shelter each other from the harshly competitive world, just like todays....
