Qualities others see as flaws or red flags you find unique or quirky. The phenomenon of idealization facilitates this process. While our hearts are submerged in the glory of attraction ...

This is a Freudian defense mechanism known as “idealization,” the process in which we elevate someone to near perfection in our minds, often setting ourselves up for disappointment.

The idealization of the West sold. Chinese consumers chose European worldliness and an Italian brand name over domestic “tackiness.” Many similar instances of proximity to whiteness, falsely equated ...

And what's more, they feel the same way about us. The early phase of romantic love is possible because of "idealization," an act of imaginative exaggeration that always includes some sort of yearning.

deals with the many layers of love and false idealization. As a first generation Colombian student, Gonzalez decided to become the voice of her family by telling stories through creative means.