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What is Romantic Love?
What is Unrequited Love?
What does Companionate Love involve?
What is Conjugal Love also referred to as?
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Which love type is described as having no intimacy, passion, or commitment?
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What is Eros?
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What characterizes Ludus?
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Describe Storge?
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What is Mania in the context of love?
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Define Pragma.
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What does Agape represent?
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What leads to Infatuation?
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What is Empty Love?
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What leads to Romantic Love?
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Study Notes
Love Types Overview
- Romantic Love: Idealized and perfection-based, often focused on passion and attraction.
- Unrequited Love: Love directed toward someone who does not reciprocate feelings.
- Companionate Love: Deep affection characterized by familiarity, often equated with conjugal love.
Love Styles
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Eros (The Romantic Lover):
- Immediate attraction; focuses on physical traits.
- Tends to have an idealized version of a partner, which is unfulfillable.
- Participants often feel secure in childhood attachments.
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Ludus (The Game-Playing Lover):
- Views love as a playful game; lacks serious commitment.
- Enjoys multiple simultaneous relationships without deep emotional ties.
- Typically associated with an avoidant attachment style stemming from childhood.
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Storge (The Quiet, Calm Lover):
- Develops slowly and organically; emphasizes stability and comfort.
- Relationships often evolve into friendships post-breakup.
- Contrasts with erotic lovers who desire intense romance.
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Mania (The Crazy Lover):
- Characterized by possessiveness and dependence; emotional highs and lows are prevalent.
- Lovers experience significant anxiety about separation and often display obsessive tendencies.
- Usually linked to an anxious/ambivalent upbringing.
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Pragma (The Practical Lover):
- Pragmatic approach to love with set expectations and planning.
- Seeks long-term relationships based on specific criteria, akin to creating a “shopping list.”
- Very calculated about important milestones and decisions in love.
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Agape (The Selfless Lover):
- Altruistic and selfless love that does not require reciprocity.
- Exhibits patience and absence of jealousy; typically short-lived episodes.
- Rarely found in long-term relationships; often exemplified by selfless acts.
Love Without Intimacy or Passion
- Nonlove: Casual interactions lacking intimacy, passion, or commitment (NO P, NO I, NO C).
- Liking: Presence of intimacy without strong passion or commitment, typical in friendships (YES I, NO P, NO C).
- Infatuation: Intense passion with a lack of intimacy; often fleeting and focused on physical desire (YES P, NO I, NO C).
- Empty Love: Commitment without passion or intimacy; may evolve into more meaningful relationships (YES C, NO I, NO P).
- Romantic Love: Combination of passion and intimacy; often a relationship's initial phase characterized by joy (YES P, YES I, NO C).
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