free love
noun
1
: living openly with a sexual partner without marriage
2
: sexual relations with no commitments by either partner
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Comics also exposed a scandalous side to American society with scenes of free love, secret identities, and gender-play.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
The awkward love triangle depicted in the film is true to the free love spirit of the show's origins.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The generation that ushered in the birth control pill, natural childbirth, and free love really left us in the lurch for the third chapter of the story that begins with periods, includes babies, and ends with our ovaries closing up shop.
—Anne Fulenwider, Flow Space, 6 Sep. 2024
Woodhull promoted free love, which only reinforced this representation.
—Allison Lange / Made By History, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
The awkward love triangle depicted in the film is true to the free love spirit of the show's origins.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The generation that ushered in the birth control pill, natural childbirth, and free love really left us in the lurch for the third chapter of the story that begins with periods, includes babies, and ends with our ovaries closing up shop.
—Anne Fulenwider, Flow Space, 6 Sep. 2024
Woodhull promoted free love, which only reinforced this representation.
—Allison Lange / Made By History, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Free love.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20love. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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