I suppose it’s related, but I think maybe I was thrown off by the parenthetical. I perceive it as fundamentally different from altruism. This form of ‘love as being on the same team’ is also about enjoying your loved ones’ successes, seeing them learn and grow and triumph, even if you don’t particularly give or protect anything in particular. Because when we’re on the same team, their win is my win.
Is the thing that you are talking about clearly distinct from this thing from my OP?
I suppose it’s related, but I think maybe I was thrown off by the parenthetical. I perceive it as fundamentally different from altruism. This form of ‘love as being on the same team’ is also about enjoying your loved ones’ successes, seeing them learn and grow and triumph, even if you don’t particularly give or protect anything in particular. Because when we’re on the same team, their win is my win.