Personal Relationships Flashcards
A phenomenon that many people think is easy to define yet complicated to explain. There is no single absolute definition of it. We can find many definitions of love from many sources based on cognitive, behavioral, and emotional.
Love
Physiological desire.
Passion
One can share all one’s thoughts and actions with another.
Intimacy
Willingness to stay.
Commitment
WHAT ARE THE THREE
BASIC COMPONENTS OF LOVE BY ROBERT JEFFREY STERNBERG?
Passion, Intimacy, Commitment
Love at first sight.
Infatuation (Passion)
Create the experience of warmth.
Liking (Intimacy)
Long-term and stagnant relationships.
Empty Love (Commitment)
The commitment made on the basis of passion.
Fatuous Love (Passion & Commitment)
Not only drawn physically to each other but are also bonded emotionally.
Romantic Love (Intimacy & Passion)
An intimate, non-passionate type of love that is stronger than friendship.
Companionate Love (Intimacy and Commitment)
The complete form of love.
Consummate Love (Passion, Intimacy, Commitment)
A simple admiration for someone else which is often mistaken as love.
Infatuation
- “crush” or “puppy love”
* Seldom last long.
Simple Infatuation
- Mistaken for “romantic love”.
- Not the same as being in love.
- Strange mix of lust and emotions.
- May develop into love.
Romantic Infatuation