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While love and desire are often treated as personal and private matters, they are also sites of conflict, negotiation, and power. Historically, controlling expressions of desire has been used to enforce social hierarchies, gender norms, and colonial power. Even today, conflicts over consent, domestic violence, LGBTQ+ rights, and cross-cultural misunderstandings reveal the urgent need to better understand how love and desire are communicated. Addressing these questions is not only of academic interest but also has practical relevance for public health, education, migration policy, and social cohesion. This three-day conference aims to bridge disciplinary divides to illuminate how better communication about love and desire can help address these real-world challenges.