He was not unique. Professor Ettinger said that in the final analysis the Arendt-Deidegger relationship was the stuff of poetic tragedy. Americans have great difficulty understanding passion. When I discuss 'Anna Karenina' with my students, they can't understand why Anna gives up a loving husband, a beautiful home and a wonderful child for this jerk of an officer. Then they understand.
Love is irrational.
There is nothing we can do about it.