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He theorized that love is a combination of three main components: passion (physical arousal); intimacy (psychological feelings of closeness); and commitment (the sustaining of a relationship). He also theorized that the different combinations of these three components could yield up to seven different forms of love.
[1] hooks ends the preface of the book with an explanation of why she chooses to write about love. She writes, "I write of love to bear witness both to the danger in this movement, and to call for a return to love. Redeemed and restored, love returns us to the promise of everlasting life. When we love we can let our hearts speak." [1]
A popular hypothesis suggests that passionate love turns into companionate love over time in a relationship, [1] [4] but other accounts suggest that while companionate love takes longer to develop, it is important at the beginning of a relationship as well. [4] [6] Companionate love might also precede passionate love sometimes. [4]
An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves emotional or physical closeness between people and may include sexual intimacy and feelings of romance or love. [1] Intimate relationships are interdependent , and the members of the relationship mutually influence each other. [ 2 ]
Hazan and Shaver [7] define love, using Ainsworth's attachment theory, as comprising proximity, emotional support, self-exploration, and separation distress when parted from the loved one. Other components commonly agreed to be necessary for love are physical attraction, similarity, [8] reciprocity, [5] and self-disclosure. [9]
Based on the content of that review, they proposed a biological definition of romantic love: [1] Romantic love is a motivational state typically associated with a desire for long-term mating with a particular individual. It occurs across the lifespan and is associated with distinctive cognitive, emotional, behavioral, social, genetic, neural ...
Eros in Greek, also known as Cupid, was the mischievous god of love. He was a companion of the goddess Aphrodite. Eros was known for sparking the flame of love in gods and men. He is known for being portrayed as being armed with a bow and arrows or a flaming torch. He is also known for being disobedient but a loyal child of Aphrodite. [12]
Passionate love is focused on the present at the onset of a relationship, while companionate love endures and grows over time with deep meanings in that relationship. Both are different kinds of love but are connected in relationships. [8] Passionate love is associated with strong feelings of love and desire for a specific person.