Love
Love plays a significant role in every human beings life. There are many different forms of love in a person’s life. A person feels a different love for their friend then they do for an intimate lover. They feel different love for their families and parents then they feel for animals or objects. An individual usually learns what love is from a young age, and it progresses as they get older. Some people have trouble experiencing some forms of love because they feel like they are unable to due to past experiences or the way they were raised. One definition for love is it is any number of emotions related to a sense of strong affection and attachment. The word love can refer to a pleasure or to an intense feeling of attraction towards someone or something. Interpersonal love and impersonal love also fall into the important categories of love. Some different forms that help explain different types of love are passionate love and companionate love. In addition, there are six (6) main love styles which include Eros , Ludus, Storge , Pragma , Mania, and Agape.
Interpersonal love1 is love between human beings, and is more compassionate than the notion of much ‘liking’ for another. Although feelings are usually mutual, there can be unrequited love. Interpersonal love is usually found in an interpersonal relationship such as between family members, friends and couples. However, people often express love for other people outside these relationships through compassionate outreach. Often times, interpersonal love involves affection or an appreciation for others, attachment that is satisfying basic emotional needs of the person, reciprocation if the love is mutual, and a commitment which helps maintain the love between the two people. Sometimes, those who experience interpersonal love tend to have an emotional intimacy or share emotions or feelings, passion, physical intimacy which shares your personal space, and have many other feelings. Impersonal1 love is the love of a
References: Submitted by: Jessica Rowe
Submitted date: April 9th, 2010