Indeed, Fromm viewed the experience of "falling in love" as evidence of one's failure to understand the true nature of love, which he believed always had the common elements of care, responsibility, respect, and knowledge.
Fromm je zaista posmatrao iskustvo "zaljubljivanja" kao dokaz nečije nesposobnosti da razumije istinitu prirodu ljubavi koja, po njemu, uvijek ima zajedničke elemente kao što su briga, odgovornost, poštovanje i znanje.