According to the triangular theory, there are three components of love: the intimacy component, a passion component and a decision/ commitment component.
Kinds of Loving: A Classification
The intimacy component alone: liking. The term liking is used in a nontrivial sense, not merely to describe feelings one has toward casual acquaintances and passers-by in one’s life.
The passion component alone: infatuated love. Tennov (1979) has referred to infatuation as “limerence,” In her book it guide on the nature and course of infatuations. The first is that based upon an idealization of an individual rather than upon the individual as he/she exists in reality. The second problem is that infatuations tend to be obsessive. The third problem is that infatuated love relationships are usually asymmetrical.
The decision/commitment component alone: empty love. The love tale from John and Mary. Empty love results from someone’s making a decision that he or she loves another when neither intimacy nor passion is present.
The intimacy + passion components: romantic love. Take example from Susan and Ralph’s love story. In essence, romantic love likes with an added element of physical or other attraction.
The intimacy + commitment component: companionate love
The passion + commitment components: fatuous love
The intimacy + passion+ commitment components: consummate love
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