Types of Love
Psychologists have identified different types of love that people may experience.
They include:
- Friendship: Liking someone and sharing a certain level of intimacy.
- Infatuation: Intense feelings of attraction without a sense of commitment; it may eventually deepen into a more lasting love.
- Passionate Love: Intense feelings of longing and attraction; idealization occurs and there’s often a need for constant physical closeness.
- Companionate Love: Marked by trust, affection, intimacy, and commitment.
- Unrequited Love: When one person loves someone who does not return those feelings.
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