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David Shade’s Inner Circle Interview, Jan 2009 with Nathaniel BrandenDavid Shade wrote:This month…Believe it or not, I interviewed the one and only Nathaniel Branden!Ever since I started writing on the subject of sex and relationships, I have harped on the importance of selecting a woman with a high self-esteem. I refer readers to Dr. Branden for the proper definition of self-esteem. He is the pioneer of self-esteem psychology. He also happens to have documented the best definition of romantic love in his 1980 book, “The Psychology of Romantic Love.”Dr. Branden wrote in the introduction of the original edition that the purpose of the book was “to celebrate the vision of romantic love as a realistic and worthwhile attainment for men and women of all ages.”Dr. Branden, now in his late 70’s, has himself had an interesting love life. He dated Ayn Rand for many years and currently he is married to an attractive woman who looks to be about 40 years younger than him!In this interview he describes self-esteem, romantic love, and gives unique insight in response to my probing questions.