Platonic is an adjective derived from the Latin "Platonicus" which is relative to Plato's philosophy. The study of the origin of this term brings us to the followers of the philosopher Plato, they were called Platonic, because they followed and thoroughly studied the doctrine developed by this philosopher. He believed that love should be that feeling that is obtained and professed through knowledge, through coexistence without any other type of contact other than the philosophical and spiritual, avoiding any sexual touch that manifests itself by nature between a man. and a woman.
From this conception, a very simple Platonic concept is easily detached, because when we speak of a “Platonic Love” we are referring to a love that is sincere, honest and without any intention other than to share the feeling that one has and that it must be reciprocal, pure and without sexual attraction. The different contemporary artistic expressions have distorted this definition, taking it to more fanciful criteria typical of cinema and television. It is common to see how a platonic love is one that is generated from the admiration of one person towards another, even when this person does not even know by sight who has feelings for him. That is to say, that a platonic loveIt is one that is unattainable, for different reasons.
A clear example of this concept, technically wrong, are the fans of a singing artist, who consider that their talent or physical appearance is the ideal they want to have with them in a relationship. So we have platonic love as an irrefutable ideal when in reality it is a pure and true love that is demonstrated through carnal disinterest. The philosophy of Plato, required the two lovers there was a fertile communication, in which a maximum knowledge and insight so that all the experiences that could arise from a relationship in which natural love is will manifest would ensure the link that unites the couple. The conception of Platonic Love as adream fantasy is a product of celluloid, which shows us every time that true love does not exist.
