PeRc!NtaaN JaRaK JauH

                     

PJJ selalunya orang akan ingat PENDIDIKAN JARAK JAUH. Namun begitu PJJ juga boleh di kategorikan sebagai PERCINTAAN JARAK JAUH. Ramai yang tidak percaya dengan Percintaan seperti ini. Namun begitu jika ingin terus berkekalan dengan pasangan masing-masing, pasangan itu mestilah mempercayai pasangan masing-masing terdapat beberapa cara bagi mengekalkan perhubungan itu.

- Komunikasi
Dalam percintaan jarak jauh ini pasangan bercinta haruslah mempunyai komunikasi yang baik. dengan cara komunikasi ini yang boleh mengeratkan hubungan mereka. pelbagai cara yang boleh dilakukan seperti SMS, SKYPE, telefon & pelbagai lagi bagi mengeratkan hubungan anda dengan pasangan masing-masing.

- Kata Hati
Selalunya pasangan yang bercinta ini akan mempunyai naluri yang macam-macam namun begitu percayalah jika anda dikurniakan pancaindera yang ke-enam percayalah dengan pemberian yang diberikan oleh ALLAH.

- Kepercayaan
Kepercayaan ini merupakan asas penting. Anda perlu percaya pada diri anda dan juga pasangan anda. ini amat penting kerana dalam percintaan jarak jauh ini pasangan selalu diuji, jadi setiap pasangan perlu mempercayai pasangan masing-masing jika anda tidak percaya maka perhubungan anda pasti tidak akan berjaya.

- Berdoa
Setiap apa yang dilakukan mesti dari berusaha dan kemudian barulah tawakal. Jika anda dan pasangan anda telah berusaha dalam perhubungan jadi jalan yang terakhir adalah dengan berdoa. ALLAH akan sentiasa membantu umatnya jika kita sentiasa berusaha.

- Kesimpulannya
Yakin dengan apa yang anda lakukan INSYA-ALLAH percintaan jarak jauh anda akan berjaya. apa yang penting kerjasama di antara anda dengan pasangan anda. dan percaya pada jodoh kerna setiap umatnya telah ditetapkan jodohnya. Andai dia jodoh anda tidak kira sejauh mana jarak anda dengan pasangan anda pasti bersatu jua akhirnya. INSYA-ALLAH.

BuaH-BuaH DaN KHas!aTNye

Buah adalah salah satu jenis makanan yang memiliki kandungan gizi, vitamin dan mineral yang pada umumnya sangat baik untuk dikonsumsi setiap hari. Dibandingkan dengan suplemen obat-obatan kimia yang dijual di toko-toko, buah jauh lebih aman tanpa efek samping yang berbahaya serta dari sisi harga umumnya jauh lebih murah dibanding suplemen yang memiliki fungsi yang sama.

Di bawah ini kita dapat melihat kandungan, khasiat dan manfaat sehat dari beberapa jenis buah yang ada di bumi :

BUAH TOMAT (TOMATO)

- tomat mengandung vitamin A, B1 dan C.
- tomat dapat membantu membersihkan hati hati dan darah kita.
- tomat dapat mencegah beragam penyakit dan gangguan kesehatan lain seperti :
a. gusi berdarah.
b. rabun senja / kotok ayam.
c. penggumpalan darah.
d. usus buntu.
e. kanker prostat dan kanker payudara.

 BUAH PEPAYA (PAPAYA)

- pepaya mengandung vitamin C dan provitamin A.
- pepaya dapat membantu memecah serat makanan dalam sistem pencernaan.
- pepaya dapat mebuat lancar saluran pencernaan makanan.
- pepaya dapat menanggulangi atau mengobati beragam penyakit dan gangguan kesehatan lain seperti :
a. menyembuhkan luka.
b. menghilangkan infeksi.
c. menghilangkan alergi

 BUAH PISANG (BANANA)

- pisang mengandung vitamin A, B1, B2 dan C.
- pisang dapat membantu mengurangi asam lambung.
- pisang bisa membantu menjaga keseimbangan air dalam tubuh.
- pisang dapat menanggulangi atau mengobati beragam penyakit dan gangguan kesehatan lain seperti :
a. gangguan pada lambung.
b. penyakit jantung dan stroke
c. stress
d. menurunkan kadar koleterol dalam darah.

 BUAH MANGGA (MANGO)

- mangga mengandung vitamin A, E dan C.
- mangga dapat bertindak sebagai disinfektan.
- mangga dapat membersihkan darah.
- mangga dapat menanggulangi atau mengobati beragam penyakit dan gangguan kesehatan lain seperti :
a. bau badan / bb / bau tubuh yang tidak enak.
b. menurunkan panas tubuh saat demam.

BUAH STRAWBERRY (STRAWBERRY)

- stoberi mengandung provitamin A, vitamin B1, B dan C.
- stobery mengandung antioksidan untuk melawan zat radikal bebas.
- strawbery memiliki kegunaan / fungsi kesehatan lain seperti :
a. mengobati gangguan kesehatan pada kandung kemih.
b. menjadi anti virus
c. menjadi anti kanker

BUAH APEL (APPLE)

- apel mengandung vitamin A, B dan C.
- aple dapat membantu menurunkan kadar kolesterol dalam darah.
- apel mempunyai kegunaan / fungsi kesehatan lain seperti :
a. menjadi zat anti kanker.
b. mengurangi nafsu makan yang terlalu besar.

 BUAH JERUK (ORANGE)

- jeruk mengandung vitamin A, B1, B2 dan C.
- jeruk mengandung antikanker bagi tubuh.
- jeruk dapat mencegah dan mengobati beragam penyakit dan gangguan kesehatan lain seperti :
a. mengobati sariawan.
b. menurunkan resiko terkena kardiovaskuler, kanker, dan katarak.

 BUAH PEAR / PIR (PEAR)

- pear mengandung vitamin C dan provitamin A.
- pear mengandung anti oksidan yang baik untuk menjaga kesehatan.
- pear dapat mencegah beragam penyakit dan gangguan kesehatan lain seperti :
a. menurunkan demam / panas tubuh.
b. mengencerkan dan menhilangkan dahak pada batuk berdahak.

 BUAH JAMBU BIJI MERAH / JAMBU MERAH (GUAVA)

- jambu merah mengandung vitamin C yang sangat banyak.
- jambu merah mengandung zat antioxidan dan antikanker.
- jambu merah mempunyai kegunaan / fungsi kesehatan lain seperti :
a. menurunkan kadar kolesterol darah
b. mengobati infeksi.
c. menjaga mengobati sariawan.
d. memperlancar peredaran darah.
e. melancarkan saluran pencernaan.
f. mencegah konstipasi.

BUAH SEMANGKA (WATERMELON)

- semangka mengandung vitamin C dan provitamin A.
- semangka dapat menjadi antialergi.
- semangka mempunyai kegunaan / fungsi kesehatan lain seperti :
seperti :
a. menurunkan kadar kolesterol.
b. mencegah dan menahan serangan jantung.

BUAH MELON (HONEYDEW)

- melon mengandung vitamin C dan provitamin A.
- melon mengandung zat anti kanker dan anti oksidan.
- melon mempunyai kegunaan / fungsi kesehatan lain seperti :
a. mencegah darah menggumpal.
b. membersihkan kulit.
c. menlancarkan saluran pencernaan.
d. menurunkan kadar kolestrerol.

BUAH WORTEL (CARROT)

- wortel kaya akan vitamin A.
- wortel baik untuk menjaga kesehatan mata.
- wortel mempunyai kegunaan / fungsi kesehatan lain seperti :
a. meningkatkan kekebalan dan ketahanan tubuh jasmani.
b. menjaga hati tetap sehat.

 BUAH BELIMBING (STAR FRUIT)

- belimbing mengandung vitamin C dan provitamin A.
- belimbing dapat membantu memperlancar pencernaan makanan.
- belimbing mempunyai kegunaan / fungsi kesehatan lain seperti :
a. menurunkan tekanan darah.
b. menurunkan kadar / tingkat kolesterol dalam tubuh.

BUAH NANAS (PINEAPPLE)

- nanas mengandung vitamin B dan C.
- nanas dapat mencegah terkena serangan jantung dan stroke / struk.
- nenas dapat mengobati beragam penyakit dan gangguan kesehatan lain seperti :
a. menyembuhkan luka.
b. menyembuhkan infeksi pada saluran pencernaan.

MaKsuD-MaKsuD BuNGa

Sebelum menghadiahkan bunga kepada seseorang anda perlu mengetahui maksud

tersirat dan tersurat jenis bunga yang bakal dihadiahi sekiranya anda tidak mahu di salah faham oleh mereka...

Bunga Carnations
Adalah bunga yang paling dikenali di seluruh dunia. Bunga Carnation selalunya dihargai dan menyenangkan. Ia ada dalam pelbagai warna dan pada asasnya adalah simbolik kepada tarikan cinta

Bunga Gerbera Daisy
 Gerbera Daisies menjadi ‘favorite flower’ untuk menunjukkan perasaan yang ceria. Walau bagaimanapun secara tradisinya bunga ini memberi maksud kecantikan dan kejujuran

Bunga Orkid
Dengan fizikalnya yang eksotik, sifat bunga orkid 'represent rare and delicate beauty'. Keunikkan bunga orkid sebagai pemberian mengekalkan ingatan yang berkekalan kepada penerimanya. 

Bunga Lily  

Sekiranya anda mencari bunga yang melambangkan persahabatan dan kesetiaan, bunga lily mempunyai ciri-ciri dan kualiti tersebut. Terdapat dalam pelbagai warna dan jenis, pada asasnya juga melambangkan ketulinan, penghormatan dan sumber aspirasi

Bunga Ros
 Tiada bunga lain yang dapat menandingi kemasyurannya sebagai bunga pemberian yang paling diminati. Sebagai sumber inspirasi, bunga ros memberikan ingatan yang kuat kepada cinta dan kasih sayang. Ketahui maksud Setiap warna Bunga Ros DISINI

Bunga Matahari
Keceriaan warna kuning yang membara serta kuntumannya yang besar, bunga matahari bukan saja mewakili tenaga suria kita malah akan mekar mengadap cahaya suria tatkala langit cerah benderang. Bukan sekadar membawa maksud ‘warmth and adoration’, malahan melambangkan 'longevity'. Malahan pemberian bunga ini juga dapat menceriakan hari seseorang

Bunga Tulip

 Dengan memberi maksud 'being perfect love', bunga tulip menceritakan rasa kecintaan dan 'elegant' dalam susunan atau gubahannya yang tersendiri. Bunga tulip dikenali sebagai bunga yang‘sophisticated’ dan sangat popular apabila dikaitkan dengan Netherland

Bunga Seri Pagi atau Violet
Kesetiaan yang diharapkan oleh sebuah percintaan yang dibina.

Bunga Dahlia
Hati yang sering kali berubah-ubah ataupun pendirian kepada jawapan yang tidak tetap dalam sesuatu hubungan yang tidak pasti.

Kaktus
Ketahanan cinta dalam badai yang bakal datang. Walauapa pun yang diharungi semasa alam percintaan pasangan tersebut akan terus mengorak langkah untuk membina mahligai di masa hadapan.

Bunga Jasmine
Membawa tuah kepada sesuatu perkara yang tidak di sangka-sangka

Bunga Anggrek 

melambangkan kecantikan yang sempurna. Jika ada yang memberikan bunga anggrek kepada wanita, pesan yang tersirat adalah 'saya ingin menjadi orang yang Anda cintai'. 

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Paris and Helena

Quick Facts

Him: Paris, Trojan prince
Her: Helena, wife and queen to Menelaus, King of Sparta
Setting: Greece, 1194 BC

Background: Paris of Troy is given the right to judge a beauty competition between three goddesses, choosing Aphrodite in the end. As a reward for picking her, the Greek goddess of love promised him the most beautiful woman in the world. Helena, the queen of Sparta, would be his prize – and the Trojan War was launched when her husband, Menelaus, discovers his wife is missing.

Story
Born the daughter of the god Zeus and Spartan queen Leda, wife of Tyndareus, Helena was considered a worthy mate for both her extraordinary beauty – English poet Christopher Marlowe would later call hers the “face that launched a thousand ships” – and stature as the child of the highest Greek god. Upon reaching the age at which she was eligible for marriage, suitors came from kingdoms all over the world with vast wealth to win over the Spartan king.

After much deliberation, Tydraneus chose Menelaus as the recipient of his fair daughter’s hand. Odysseus, one of the suitors, had gotten his fellow pursuers to agree to defend the honor of whomever was chosen, thus Menelaus received more than just a striking wife – he gained a formidable army that would come in handy later on.

Paris, for his part, was far away at the time. Charged by Zeus with judging a beauty contest between three goddesses – Aphrodite, Athena and Hera – and made his selection based on a guarantee from the first he would have the most stunning woman in all the world if he chose her. (Athena and Hera were none too pleased to lose out.)

The problem, of course, was that the young woman in question, Helena, was already married. At this point in the story, the details begin to conflict: Paris arrives on the pretense of seeking a truce with Menelaus then either abducts or seduces the queen, spiriting her away without the Spartan king knowing what had occurred. In some counts, Paris’ cause is helped by an intervention from Eros (Cupid), fires an arrow at Helena just before the Trojan prince arrives, causing her to fall in love with him immediately.

Menelaus, remembering the oath sworn by his competitors and fellow kings when courting Helena, calls his fellow Greeks together and they sail across the sea to the gates of Troy. At first, Menelaus and Odysseus attempt to use diplomacy to claim Helena – the result, though, is nine years of war in which Paris is ultimately killed as the city is sacked after the Spartans get behind the walls through the infamous Trojan Horse.

After the victory by her homeland, conflicting reports describe the fate of Helena: she returns to Sparta, is taken up to Olympus or died in exile on the island of Rhodes. She would go on, in some areas, to be revered as a demi-goddess.

Reputation
Immortalized by Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, the story of Paris and Helena is viewed by many as the first love triangle in the recorded history of Western civilization. In some ways, you could point to this as the love story that launched them all: Tristan and Isolde, Lancelot and Guinevere, Romeo and Juliet, etc. In the end, it is brushed aside in favor of its more flowery successors – this relationship caused a war, after all – due to public fascination with Shakespeare, in particular.

Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal

Quick Facts

Him: Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor

Her: Mumtaz Mahal, Muslim Persian Princess

Setting: India, late 16th and early 17th centuries AD

Background

After crossing paths in a market, a young Mughal prince vows to his father he will marry a beautiful Muslim Persian princess. Shah Jahan, when he grew to assume the role of emperor, Mumtaz Mahal was by his side, the favorite of his many wives. After her untimely death, Shah Jahan went on one of the most ambitious building projects ever undertaken, resulting in one of the world’s greatest landmarks.

Story

At the tender age of 14, Shah Jahan, was passing through the Meena Bazaar when his eyes settled on a stunning girl selling glass beads and luxurious silks. After speaking with her, he returned home and informed his father he wished to marry Mumtaz Mahal (“Jewel of the Palace,” a name he would give to her later), who he had learned was a Muslim Persian princess. Though it would take five years to work out the particulars, the two were joined as husband and wife in 1612.

As was custom at the time, Shah Jahan had several wives, yet Mumtaz Mahal was by far his favorite. When he ascended to the throne in 1628, she alone was given the royal seal. Throughout their life together, she rarely left his side, accompanying him on his many travels – including on far-flung military expeditions.

In 1631, while giving birth to their 14th child, Mumtaz Mahal suffered from complications that ended up taking her life. Kneeling at her bedside, Shah Jahan pledged to honor her by never marrying again and constructing a magnificent mausoleum over her tomb – the building we know today as the Taj Mahal.

Heartbroken, legend says Shah Jahan ordered his court into mourning for two years. Sometime later, he set in motion plans to build the structure he promised Mumtaz Mahal, a process that would take 22,000 workers more than 22 years to complete. More than three decades after his beloved wife had passed away, Shah Jahan finally joined her in death, his body placed at her side for all eternity.

Reputation

Few could argue the monumental nature of the love story told about Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal – and not just because a world-renowned monument is part of it! Sir Edwin Arnold, the English poet, referred to the Taj Mahal as “the proud passion of an emperor’s love wrought in living stones,” a mere symbol of a deep connection between two human beings so massive it could never be contained by any building.

From the standpoint of romance, the idea of multiple wives is rather foreign to modern societies, yet the devotion displayed by Shah Jahan is what makes this tale so famous. It goes beyond him granting her the royal seal or renaming her “Jewel of the Palace” as a sign of his affection. His actions during and after her life are those of a fairy tale – except we can witness the proof of their existence with our own eyes.

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor

Quick Facts

Him: Richard Burton, Welsh actor

Her: Elizabeth Taylor, American actress

Setting: United States, mid-20th century

Background 

In a world fascinated with the next Hollywood power couple and the intimate details of every star, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were possibly the first couple to drive the paparazzi mad. Explosive and passionate, their on again, off again relationship was perfect fodder for the tabloids, but driven by a deep affection so intense the two of them seemed unable to get a hold of it.

Story

Seated beside a pool, Richard Burton was immediately awestruck by a 21-year-old brunette who took off her sunglasses and made eye contact from the other side. The young Elizabeth Taylor, made quite the impression on the Welsh-born actor, yet it would be nearly a decade before they met again. Cast together for the movieCleopatra, the two began a torrid affair that would fill the tabloids for the rest of his life.

Both married at the time, Burton for 14 years and Taylor on her fourth husband, the flirtation was subtle at first. He would poke fun at her, giving her a hard time about her fame and her weight, though nonetheless feeling she was “marvelous” from head to toe. When the time came for a scene involving an intimate kiss, their lips locked well beyond the time required by the director. After several attempts to get them to quit, he finally asked, “Does it interest you that it’s time for lunch?”

The set became their playground, as both ignored their vows until Burton called it off. When the two were finally separated from their respective spouses, Hollywood’s scandalous new “it” couple hopped a plane to Montreal to get married. Riding a wave of popularity thanks to all the gossip, they starred in several movies together, but not without incident – heavy drinking and loud arguments were often part of their work on set.

In 1973, after more than eight years together, Taylor called off the marriage when Burton began seeing his co-star Nathalie Delon. They eventually remarried, divorced again and, after six years apart, settled in together by her 50th birthday in 1982. Acting like young lovers all over again, the two were almost always together. One summer afternoon, he sat down to write her a love note detailing his desire to come home to her once again and dropped it in the mail.

The next day, he took a fall during a bar fight and suffered a massive brain hemorrhage, dying while under the knife in emergency surgery. The letter arrived after Burton’s funeral and Taylor, grief-stricken, kept it at her bedside for the rest of her life.

Reputation

Hollywood has produced more than its fair share of famous love stories over the years, but this may be the one that takes the cake regardless of what came before and has come after. The combination of dashing leading man and gorgeous woman is always one to draw attention, but this relationship had a volatility that made it even more fascinating. The characters’ flaws – heavy drinking and infidelity – was matched only by the sweetness of romance in the end, which is why it will be talked about as long as movies are made.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Quick Facts

Him: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg

Her: Queen Victoria of England

Setting: England, mid-19th century

Background 

After marrying in 1840, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert put together one of the most successful marriages in British history. Known for the depth of their connection, her grief after his death in 1858 led many to wonder if she was fit to rule England for the 40 years she survived without him.

Story

Named queen on the death of her uncle in 1837, Queen Victoria assumed the throne of England at the tender age of 18. Intelligent and strong-willed, it was naturally assumed she would need to find a doormat to marry – someone who could be rolled over the moment she made a decision. What she got was quite the opposite, as Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, a first cousin from the German royal family, turned out to be the perfect foil for her.

The two were introduced in 1839, when Prince Albert visited London and immediately charmed Queen Victoria – without any real intention of doing so. Despite her apparent romantic inclination towards him from the first encounter, he had serious reservations about pursuing a relationship with her. These doubts would not last, though, as the two were married the following winter, in February of 1840.

Over the next 18 years, the couple would have nine children and Prince Albert would become the Queen’s most trusted advisor on a variety of domestic and foreign policies. Though she had been counseled to avoid the problems of “paupers” before meeting her husband, the Prince brought many of the country’s most pressing social ills right to Queen Victoria’s doorstep. Thanks to his influence, she was made aware of Britain’s issues with child labor and other problems related to serious poverty in London, as well as elsewhere in the country.

Late in 1861, Prince Albert contracted a case of typhoid fever from which he was unable to recover. Devastated by the loss, Queen Victoria retreated to her home in the highlands of Scotland, refusing to do anything more than required of her by law. Parliament was displeased with the Queen’s apparent distaste for her responsibilities and talk turned, in some corners, to an outright end to the monarchy.

That day never came, though, as Queen Victoria continued in her role as the figurehead of the British government until her death in 1901. Despite leading one of the wealthiest nations in the world, she refused to remarry after the loss of Prince Albert.

Reputation

When it comes to most romances, the idea of a fairy tale in which the two rule the world as king and queen is little more than wishful thinking. What makes Queen Victoria and Prince Albert one of the most famous love stories in history is that they appeared to make this into a reality, on some level.

The fact they were born into noble families helped, yet her continued devotion to him long after his death is what makes the relationship so special. Few could argue that her love for him was anything other than the deepest imaginable, especially when some advocated taking the crown away because her grief was so serious.

Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson

Quick Facts

Him: King Edward VIII of England

Her: Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee

Setting: England, mid-20th century

Background

In line for the British throne, since his birth in 1894, Edward took on the crown after his father’s death in 1936. Less than a year later, having been in love with Wallis Simpson since at least 1934, he stepped down in the face of tremendous opposition so he could marry the woman he adored.

Story

Edward, Prince of Wales, could be regarded as the first modern royal in British history. Having been educated like many of his ancestors, he served in the army during World War I – much further from the front than he would have liked. Though he was unable to see combat, he did come across the horrors of battle, crossing paths with wounded soldiers and dead bodies returning from the front.

This, perhaps, changed his perspective upon what was important in life. Dashingly handsome and incredibly charming, Edward was famous for his ability to connect with women, but one in particular grabbed hold of his heart and would not let go: Wallis Simpson, an American living with her husband in London when the two first met in 1931.

Three years later, left alone while her husband was away on business, Wallis joined several others on a cruise with Prince Edward aboard a yacht owned by Lord Moyne. At last, it seemed the attraction was mutual.

The relationship took an interesting turn when the Prince of Wales was named King Edward VIII upon his father’s death in early 1936. Distrusting of older policies he felt kept the monarchy stuck in the past, Edward quickly dismissed a series of advisors and took the knife to the budget, cutting royal salaries by a large percentage. Official correspondence would often go unanswered and, as the year progressed, Edward was increasingly late to royal events.

In December of 1936, as the anger in Parliament grew wider, the king was advised that the press would no longer look kindly on his pairing with Wallis and the entire government may quit if it continued. Having decided he wished to marry, King Edward VIII abdicated against Wallis’ wishes after just 323 days on the throne – a scandal of the highest order.

Shunned by the royal family, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor – the title bestowed upon them by Edward’s brother, King George VI – would live out the rest of their lives exiled in France.

Reputation

The impact of this love story on the world is quite obvious: never in history had someone stepped aside from such a high profile role in order to be with someone so common. The story of Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson, though regarded with suspicion by many, is notable for the dedication displayed by the former king.

Though some have accused Wallis of being more in love with the title than the man, few could doubt the reality of her feelings after his death in 1972: secluded from the world, she hardly left her bed

Marie and Pierre Curie

Quick Facts

Him: Pierre Curie, renowned chemist and physicist

Her: Marya Sklodowska, student of chemistry and physics

Setting: Paris, France around the turn of the 20th century

Background

Marya Sklodowska, called “Marie” in her adopted home of France, moved to Paris from her native Poland in 1891 and met Pierre Curie, head of one of the Sorbonne laboratories Marie worked and studied in. Though she would initially rebuff his advances, the two went on to become possibly the most prolific couple in the history of science.

Story

After showing herself a particularly bright student of natural sciences, Marya Sklodowska left her Polish homeland for one of the most celebrated academies in all of Europe – the Sorbonne – in 1891. Unlike the universities in her native country, the prestigious Parisian institution admitted women into its highest levels. Thus, by a quirk of admission restrictions, the young woman called “Marie” by her French professors would come to meet one of the preeminent scientists of the day, Pierre Curie.

Marie quickly developed a reputation as a hard-working scientist, spending hours each day in the laboratory or library. The two first met in 1894, three years after she arrived and, despite Pierre’s immediate interest, Marie found herself reluctant to let a romance with the lab’s director blossom. Undiscouraged, Pierre put all the more energy into wooing her, proposing marriage several times before she finally agreed.

After marrying in 1895, the two formed one of the most productive scientific partnerships the world has ever seen, discovering two elements in 1898 and sharing a Nobel Prize for Physics with Henri Becquerel in 1903 for their discovery of radioactivity. The two were so taken with the potential for this invisible energy – the commercial possibilities were considered vast at the time – they often carried radium around with them.

Tragically, it would be this attachment to the wonders of science that would lead to their untimely deaths. Unaware of the poisonous effect of long-term exposure to radiation, Pierre would eventually become sick and die in 1906. Continuing on she and her husband’s work, Marie would go on to win a second Nobel Prize in 1911, for chemistry, making her one of only two scientists to have claimed the prize twice in separate fields.

The intense passion shared by the two drove them to scientific heights that would go on to affect the course of human history – for almost three decades after Pierre’s death, Marie worked diligently in the lab to continue their experiments until she passed away from leukemia in 1934.

Reputation

One of the oldest axioms in the corporate world is that you should not date someone you work with but this, of all the famous love stories, is the exception to the rule. From the very start, Marie and Pierre Curie are thrust into a situation where they will be around each other all day, every day – and it led to vast romantic and scientific success.

The impact of their discoveries cannot be underestimated, but the example left behind by their relationship (a love built on shared passions) that may be the most valuable part of their legacy.

Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton

Quick Facts

Him: Lord Horatio Nelson, British Admiral

Her: Lady Emma Hamilton, young wife of Sir William Hamilton

Setting: Italy and England, turn of the 19th century

Background

In an age when the world was being redefined by revolutions of all kinds, the two most famous Britons were a pair of nobles having an affair. Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton, seven years his junior, met in Italy in 1793 and began a six-year relationship that was the talk of London when they reconnected five years later.

Story

September of 1798 saw a British hero arrive in the city of Naples. Fresh of a victory at the Battle of the Nile, Lord Horatio Nelson was among the best-known and most-admired figures in the entire empire.

Having lost an arm and several teeth during the fighting, the sailor was venerated even more for his sacrifices in the name of victory, perhaps making Sir William and Lady Emma Hamilton all the more willing to take him into their home.

Emma doted upon Horatio, stricken with a rattling cough as the result of his campaigns, at every turn. She helped him gain strength in spite of his wounds, even going so far to plan a massive birthday party for him at her residence.

Their love soon blossomed – and no one is quite sure whether Sir William encouraged or just dealt with it, but he was complicit nonetheless.

Two years later, after Horatio had attempted to help put down an uprising in Naples, the three returned to London and roomed together. The affair was now out in the open and people from all corners of society were none too pleased.

In an attempt to drive a wedge between the two of them, the British Navy sent Lord Nelson back to sea. Though the two might have been married at some point, they were content to wait until after Sir William’s death – a sign of respect, they felt.

She eventually gave birth to a daughter, Horatia, in 1801 as the popularity of the odd arrangement grew. (Emma’s mother lived in the house, in addition to the other three.) Fascinated by their own popularity, Emma worked to remodel the house Horatio had bought while being a darling of the press.

Sir William died in 1803, just a few weeks before Lord Nelson returned to sea in an attempt to turn back Napoleon’s advances on Europe. Lady Emma Hamilton was pregnant at the time with their second child, a daughter that would die within months of being born while Horatio was at war. Though still married to Lady Fanny Nelson, the possibility for a union with his true love waited only for a divorce.

Sadly, while mastering the French and Spanish armadas during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Lord Nelson was fatally wounded. The most famous couple in Britain for centuries would never be united.

Reputation

When it comes to Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton, it is the strangeness of the circumstances that makes it one of the world’s most famous love stories. Carried out in full knowledge of the couple’s spouses – and even widely reported on by the British newspapers – the fact it went on for so long has led many to be fascinated by it. The shocking details do, of course, take away from the intensity of their relationship, pushing aside the sweetness of their forbidden romance.

Lancelot and Guinevere

Quick Facts

Him: Sir Lancelot, Knight of the Round Table

Her: Guinevere, Queen of King Arthur’s Court

Setting: Medieval England

Background

No royal court is quite as fabled as King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table. Famed for its attention to fairness and justice – “might for right” – only the most dramatic of occurrences could have destroyed it. The love between the mighty Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere was just that, an affair of the heart that led to the destruction of the most legendary kingdom in European history.

Story

Arthur, the celebrated King of the Britons, is said to have reigned in the 5th or 6th centuries AD. According to the tales that survive (most of them written 500 years or more after the fact), he raised up a powerful kingdom built around the heavily symbolic Round Table. With no head of the table, each knight was said to have an equal say, giving the court at Camelot a sort of magical quality that remains to this day.

Sir Lancelot, the foremost of King Arthur’s warriors, soon fell in love with Queen Guinevere. Closer to her age than Arthur, his strength, kindness and wisdom slowly softened her heart. Eventually, the two began a torrid affair that led to the downfall of the Round Table.

Sir Meliagaunt, another knight, began suspecting the romance had blossomed into a treasonous relationship and questioned Lancelot in front of Arthur and Guinevere. In the ensuing fight, Lancelot split Meliagaunt’s head in two, restoring his and the Queen’s honor – for a time.

Despite this, the gossip persisted, and other suspicious knights broke down the door of the Queen’s bedroom and found her in bed with Lancelot. As the intruders rushed in, Lancelot fought his way out. Guinevere was quickly captured and put on trial for her transgressions. The sentence, death by fire at the stake, brought her lover out from hiding.

Lancelot launched an assault on Arthur’s castle to prevent the execution, killing several of his former friends in the process and destroying what is fabled as one of the greatest kingdoms in the lore of Western civilization. Despite the annihilation, he was unable to win Guinevere back: she would spend the rest of her life as a nun in Amesbury, while he lived as a hermit on his estate and, in Le Morte D’Arthur took the solemn vows of a priest – only to perform last rites upon his love after her death.

Reputation

Critical analysis of the Arthurian legends has led to few well-agreed conclusions. The fact that these “histories” may in fact be parables makes it even more difficult for scholars to understand the nature of the tale, not to mention its importance. In popular culture, though, the story is often regarded as a caution against the fickle passions of young relationships. Though the idea of two people being so madly in love sets many hearts aflutter, there can be little argument the devastation wrought by Lancelot and Guinevere is a metaphor for the results seen in other adulterous encounters – real and imagined: the kingdom always ends up ruined.

Layla and Majnun

Quick Facts

Him: Majnun, a Bedouin poet

Her: Layla Al-Aamiriya, a woman of the same tribe

Setting: Iraq during the 7th century AD

Background

Majnun, known in some versions of the story as Qays, is a poet who falls in love with Layla. The two of them are desperate to be married, but find her father unwilling to agree to the union because of tribal tradition. Despondent when Layla is betrothed to another man, Majnun (Arab for “Madman”) wanders into the desert and recites poetry to himself.

Story

In some ways, you might call this a Persian precursor to the Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Depending upon the version you read, the two main characters grow up in the same tribe and eventually fall in love.

The romance is heightened as they tend flocks together and Majnun composes poetry for her about his undying devotion.

Madly in love and knowing she feels the same, Majnun asks Layla’s father for her hand in marriage – and is flatly denied. According to local custom, a scandal would arise should the two be wed.

Unable to take Layla as his wife, Majnun cannot stand to look on her whatsoever and leaves the tribe. Shortly thereafter, Layla is forced to marry another man and her true love is driven mad while walking the desert sands.

His family, afraid they will never see him again, leaves food for him in the wilderness. He is occasionally seen wandering, disheveled and dirty, delivering poems to no one in particular as he walks or writing in the sand – his words disappearing with each gust of wind.

Layla, for her part, refuses to consummate her marriage and, when her husband dies, pines for the loss of Majnun. The heartbreak at being separated from the love of her life consumes her, causing her to die from the immense grief.

When Majnun learns of her death, he finds his way to her grave and chisels his final three lines of poetry into a stone beside it. There, he laid down and passed away, joining her in death as he was prevented from doing in life.

Reputation

Known as one of many famous “Virgin Love” stories, because the relationship was never consummated, the tale of Layla and Majnun is one of the oldest in recorded history. With its variations in Persian and Azerbaijaini literature, not to mention 19th-century translation into English, it has captivated readers all over the world due to the unfailing purity of the title characters’ devotion to each other.

Throughout much of the Near and Far East, Layla and Majnun could be said to have a similar cultural impact as Romeo and Juliet have had on the West. Many Indian films, for example, have featured variations of the story since the 1920s, including the first Pashto-language movie ever made. Eric Clapton, the famous guitarist, used it as inspiration for Derek and the Dominos’ album released in November 1970, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. The song “I Am Yours” is said to refer to a line directly from the epic poem telling Layla and Majnun’s story.