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The New Church teaches that there is a love which is so special that it rises above every other love. It is called Conjugial Love.

Conjugial love is true marriage love, a love which can thrive within the marriage of a husband and wife, giving them the greatest blessings possible as they live, work, and grow together as partners in life. This love is not necessarily confined to what we typically think of as romantic love, but is something much deeper, spiritual, and enduring. Therefore, in the marriage ceremony we speak of this love as being "celestial, spiritual, holy, pure and clean, above every other love which is from the Lord, with the angels of heaven and the people of the church; and it is also the fundamental love of all celestial, spiritual, and natural loves; and into it are gathered all joys and delights from first to last."

For further understanding, read some of the sermons on Love.