I scribble:
Oh, well. It’s still a fun assignment. Valentine’s Day is coming up, and this provides inspiration, as I am sure Magister intended.
“The first letter, written by Heloise to Abelard, begins: “Domino suo, immo patri; coniugi suo, immo fratri; ancilla sua, immo filia; ipsius uxor, immo soror, Abaelardo Heloysa.“ The parts about being brother and sister probably just reflect the fact that both of them have taken vows, at the time of writing, but she refers to him as her husband and her father, among other things. I really don’t think that when she calls him her father, she’s thinking of him as her abbot, especially since she also calls herself his servant. You did tell me that some power exchange relationships play on familial dynamics. Just because we don’t have that in our rela
