6 Types of Love

During Valentine's week I wrote a guest blog fro Mera's YA Book List, here is the post: V-Day Love Post. I also thought I'd share it with you guys!




There are 6 types of love, I will list them and include a little personal note. Enjoy!



Eros - a passionate physical and emotional love based on aesthetic enjoyment; stereotype of romantic love.

Joe: I would love to be in this kind of love…I would love to have a hunky guy cuddle me tight, his chiselled cheekbones and the perfection to his body. What isn't to love about this type of love?

Ludus - a love that is played as a game or sport; conquest; may have multiple partners at once.




Joe: I really like the idea of having more than one sexual partner at once, is that bad? I hope not, but I like a variety of guys and looks etc. plus I really don't mind the whole flirting/game thing.


Storge - an affectionate love that slowly develops from friendship, based on similarity.


Joe: this is so sweet! This is the kind of love that childhood sweethearts have, and then they get married, have kids, get a divorce. Oh—maybe they just live happily ever after.

Pragma - love that is driven by the head, not the heart.


Joe: I have to admit that I have done this because I didn't want to be alone and I like the company of other people. I didn't love him, and I still don't. Other people do this for wealth and status.

Mania - obsessive love; experience great emotional highs and lows; very possessive and often jealous lovers.


Joe: I've never experienced this, but if you spend a lot of time on Facebook you will know what this type of love looks like.

Agape - selfless altruistic love; spiritual.


Joe: these are those religious people you see on the street handing out insightful messages about the future and our impending doom. Failing that, I think these people are the nicest people in the world.



What's your ideal love?

Are you in love? Have you been in love? Do you want to be in love?




-Joseph




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