Natasha Lunn opens by establishing the book's broad scope: examining love across its many forms — romantic, familial, platonic, self-love — rather than focusing narrowly on romantic relationships alone.

Why this broad scope matters:

• Cultural conversation about love often centers narrowly on romantic relationships, neglecting other equally significant forms of love
• Examining love across multiple life domains provides a more complete, realistic picture of how love actually functions across a full life
• This structure allows the book to draw on genuinely diverse interview perspectives and experiences

This opening establishes the book's structure as an interview-based exploration spanning love's many forms, rather than a single-focus relationship guide.