This author proposes different types and elements of love based on different theories from past psychologists. It talks about how there are two different kinds of love, compassionate love and passionate love. Most people ideally should find a balance between the two, although it is rare.
Another theory talked about styles of loving as listed below -
Three primary styles: 1. Eros - Loving an ideal person, 2. Ludos - Love as a game, 3. Storge - Love as friendship
Three secondary styles: 1. Mania (Eros + Ludos) - Obsessive love, 2. Pragma (Ludos + Storge) - Realistic and practical love, 3. Agape (Eros + Storge) - Selfless love.
All of the theories talks about different levels of love and how people cling to each other based on these aspects. Love and intimacy are a part of the social needs of a person. Attached in the article is a questionnaire to assess attitudes about others and found that these scales of liking and loving provided support for conception of love.
http://psychology.about.com/od/loveandattraction/a/theoriesoflove.htm
Another theory talked about styles of loving as listed below -
Three primary styles: 1. Eros - Loving an ideal person, 2. Ludos - Love as a game, 3. Storge - Love as friendship
Three secondary styles: 1. Mania (Eros + Ludos) - Obsessive love, 2. Pragma (Ludos + Storge) - Realistic and practical love, 3. Agape (Eros + Storge) - Selfless love.
All of the theories talks about different levels of love and how people cling to each other based on these aspects. Love and intimacy are a part of the social needs of a person. Attached in the article is a questionnaire to assess attitudes about others and found that these scales of liking and loving provided support for conception of love.
http://psychology.about.com/od/loveandattraction/a/theoriesoflove.htm
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