Week 1: What is Love?

What is love? (TED video by Brad Troeger, 5 min): Video with discussion / TED Video (Source)

7 Types of Love according to psychologist Sternberg (video by Psych2Go, 7min): Video with discussion / YouTube (Source)

Which Type of Love is your Relationship made of? (self reflection quiz to print out by True Love Project)

The Unsent Project: My Unsaid Everything (interactive project)

What is love? True Love lies beyond the claustrophobia of romance (essay on aeon)

What does love mean to you? Which role does it play in your live? (interactive quiz on LearningSnacks by True Love Project)

Open exchange: Who are we? What motivates us to take part? What did we discover so far? (pad)

Confronting Race, Religion and Her Heart (Modern Love podcast with Zawe Ashton by New York Times, 30 min): Podcast with discussion / Episode on Stitcher

Researching Jenna, Discovering Myself (Modern Love podcast with Hasan Minhaj by New York Times, 23 min): Podcast with discussion / Episode on Stitcher

Why Can’t Men Say ‘I Love You’ to Each Other? (Modern Love podcast with Ncuti Gatwa by New York Times, 21 min): Podcast with discussion / Episode on Stitcher

To Fall in Love with Anyone (TED Talk by Mandy Len Catron, 14 min): Talk with Discussion / TED Talk on YouTube (Source)

Neue Beziehungsmodelle – Warum Liebe politisch ist (Eine Stunde Liebe podcast with Şeyda Kurts by Deutschlandfunk Nova, 41 min): Podcast with discussion / Episode on Spotify. German only!

Week 2: Love, Family & Parenthood

“Would Have Long Helped Him Open Up, Had I Sensed Anything” (article on Makeout.by)

Telling my spouse I want kids (video by Ash Hardell, 10 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

Do we have plans for building a family? What do we need to do that? (interactive quiz on LearningSnacks by True Love Project)

Open exchange: How do we think about founding a family ourselves? (Pad)

What statistics tell about founding families across europe (interactive quiz on Kahoot by True Love Project / Game PIN: 04205186) Kahoots are only availeable for a limited time – contact hello@true-love.org if you want to play them later on!

What would our Grand-/Parents say? Biographical interviews (task sheet by True Love Project)

What would our Grand-/Parents say? Sharing space for fotos and experiences doing the biographical interviews (Spacedeck)

Trailer: Fatherhood (film by Paul Weitz, 3 min): Video with discussion / YouTube (source)

Gender roles in families (extract out of the comic The Origin of Love [Der Ursprung der Liebe] by Liv Strömquist)

The Mask You Live In (documentary by The Representation Project, 114 min): Video with discussion / YouTube (source)

The Mask You Live In: An issue in Europe, too? Comparing statistics about mental health, femicides and masculinity between USA and Europe: Interactive quiz on Kahoot by True Love Project / Game Pin: 01716521) + sources and statistical facts) Kahoots are only availeable for a limited time – contact hello@true-love.org if you want to play them later on!

Open exchange: What we learned about ‘real’ men (pad)

The Upside of Our Parents’ Divorce (Modern Love podcast by New York Times, 20 min): Podcast with Discussion / Episode on Stitcher

‘Desire Is Never the Mistake’ (Modern Love podcast by New York Times, 28 min): Podcast with Discussion / Episode on Stitcher

Open exchange: Which role do our own families play for how we love? (pad)

The lies we tell pregnant women (TED Talk by Sofia Jawed-Wessel, 14 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

How did people around us experience pregnancy? (task and exchange by True Love Project)

Week 3: Love, Sex and Sexuality

The Body (collection of videos and articles by Youmo)

21 and still virgin: Why doesn’t it work out in Jonas’ life? (video by follow me, 16 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source). German with subtitles!

Your Vulva and Clitoris: Everything Sex Ed Didn’t Teach You (article by TalkTabu)

Masturbation: Totally Normal (video by Amaze Org, 2 min): YouTube (source)

Masturbation 101 (article on TalkTabu)

A Brief History of Contraception (video by The Atlantic, 2 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

Vaginismus und Sex: Penetration ist nicht alles! [Vaginism and sex: it’s not all about penetration!] (Eine Stunde Liebe podcast by Deutschlandfunk Nova, 39 min): Podcast with Discussion / Episode on Spotify. German only!

Sex & Sexuality: Crash Course Sociology #31 (video by CrashCourse, 12 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

Transgression and sexual desire: Stop resisting the forbidden fruit (article by Victoria Brooks on iai news)

Fuck Yes: Protection (video by FCK YES, 3 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

Condoms – A Manual (article by Scarleteen)

Pregnancy 101 (video by National Geographic, 4 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

‘Why I give abortions’ (video by LAD Bible, 14 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

The secret to desire in a long-term relationship (TED Talk by Esther Perel, 19 min): Video with Discussion / TED (source)

Self Evident Truths: Stories. 10.000 Portraits of Queer America

History of Sex (Interactive quiz on Kahoot by True Love Project / Game Pin: 02223573) Kahoots are only availeable for a limited time – contact hello@true-love.org if you want to play them later on!

Fifty shades of gay (TED Talk by iO Tillett Wright, 18 min): Video with Discussion / TED (source)

10 Myths about asexuality (article on MakeOut)

Open Exchange: What do you find important to talk about regarding Love & Sexuality? Which resources do you want to share? (pad)

Desire – how do we work? [Begierde – wie ticken wir?] (documentary by arte Psycho, 26 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source). German with subtitles!

Foreplay: The youth and sex [“Préliminaires” – Les jeunes et le sexe] (documentary by arte, 51 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source). French and German with subtitles!

Tea Consent (video by Blue Seat Studios, 3 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

Bodies of Desire – A Sensual Celebration of Genderless Love and Desire (video by NOWNESS, 4 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

Week 4: Love, Relationships and Togetherness

6 Myths About Monogamy That Are Ruining Our Relationships (video by Hannah Witton, 18 min): Video with Discussion, YouTube (source)

Learning how to love through friendship (article by Scarleteen)

What’s Your Love Language? (self reflection quiz by 5 Love Languages)

Are you handling your anger, or is your anger handling you? (self reflection quiz by 5 Love Languages)

What’s Your Apology Language? (self reflection quiz by 5 Love Languages)

Is it lust or is it love? (TED Talk by Terri Orbuch, 18 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

Growing Pain (podcast by Story Corps, 16 min): Podcast with Discussion / Episode on Spotify

The difference between healthy and unhealthy love (TED Talk by Katie Hood, 12 min): Video with Discussion / TED (source)

The dark side of love (video by BBC Reel, 4 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

Trailer: Professor Marston & The Wonder Women (film by Angela Robinson, 2 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

Imagine there’s no jealousy (article on aeon)

Facets of Polyamorous Relationships: Invisible Stories in a Monogamous World (article on MakeOut)

When Two Open Marriages Collide (Modern Love podcast by New York Times, 21 min): Podcast with Discussion / Episode on Stitcher

Open Exchange: What touches you around the topic of relationships? Which role do they play, what do you enjoy and what would you like to change? (pad)

Finding Confidence in Conflict (TED Talk by Kwame Christian, 11 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

How Understanding Conflict Can Help Improve Our Lives (TED Talk by Robin Funsten, 12 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)

Introduction to Nonviolent Communication (extract from a reader by Basileia)

Liebeslust – Wie Sex in langen Beziehungen aufregend bleibt (Eine Stunde Liebe podcast bei Deutschlandfunk Nova, 36 min): Podcast with Discussion / Episode on Stitcher. German only!

Dating – Warum ausgerechnet kluge und erfolgreiche Frauen oft Singles sind (Eine Stunde Liebe podcast bei Deutschlandfunk Nova, 39 min): Podcast with Discussion / Episode on Stitcher. German only!

Trailer: Malcolm & Marie (series by Sam Levinson, 3 min): Video with Discussion / YouTube (source)