Sorry, this is not relevant to TPM lol.
No no, I think you both raise perspectives which are valuable to shaping a focus for TPM! I don’t think we need to take it further, perhaps, as we’ve covered what’s explicit and what’s open to personal interpretation, but I think this discussion is still valuable to a potential editor. Here we should be thinking about themes we’d like to emphasise or downplay. I think your analysis of selfish versus selfless love, and forbidding personal connection versus permitting healthy connection, is spot on.