psyche
To each their own
Oh love. One of humanity's most endearing topics that has been talked about since antiquity. Love being considered a hot topic on here, has prompted me to create a thread giving a summary of Canadian psychologist John Alan Lee's Colour wheel theory of love that describes six types of love. Hopefully this post will inform you that love isn't uniform and that each type of love has it's own pros and cons.
Primary types of love
1. Eros -named after the Greek god of love and sex- is the type of love most people witness with love-stricken newly-weds. A love born from extreme sexual and romantic attraction developed by both parties. Although one would assume this type of love would be the strongest, due to the reliance on sexual satisfaction to unify both parties this type of love is prone to wither over time.
2. Ludus -derived from the Latin word game- is the type of love prevalent in today's hookup culture. A love born from achieve the highs that come with being with other, whether sexual or platonic. As you can already tell by the description, this love is notoriously easy to sever since relationships are considered second to enjoyment.
3. Storge -Greek for familial love- is the type of love you have for your blood relatives. Probably the hardest of the primary love types to cultivate, storge is love born not from passion or pleasure, but from strong commitment/loyalty to the other party. The benefits of this type of love though is that it is the sturdiest of the three.
Secondary types of love
1.Manic -Greek for mental disorder- is the type of love you would expect from a 12 year old One direction fan. A mix of Ludus and Eros, Mania is a result of extreme idolisation of an individual, leading to deadly levels of obsession and a sense of delusion from the individual. Also an important distinction of this love is that usual the individual isn't in love with the said person, but with the image they have of said person.
2. Agape -Greek for altruistic love- is the type of love you see between two deeply in love elderly couples. A mix of Storge and Eros, Agape is the idyllic form of love that most people strive for when looking for a lover.
3. Pragma -Greek for professional- is the type of love you would see between two longtime traders. A mix of Storge and Ludus, Pragma is a practical form of love in which the convenience of the relationship helps form a strong bond.
Primary types of love
1. Eros -named after the Greek god of love and sex- is the type of love most people witness with love-stricken newly-weds. A love born from extreme sexual and romantic attraction developed by both parties. Although one would assume this type of love would be the strongest, due to the reliance on sexual satisfaction to unify both parties this type of love is prone to wither over time.
2. Ludus -derived from the Latin word game- is the type of love prevalent in today's hookup culture. A love born from achieve the highs that come with being with other, whether sexual or platonic. As you can already tell by the description, this love is notoriously easy to sever since relationships are considered second to enjoyment.
3. Storge -Greek for familial love- is the type of love you have for your blood relatives. Probably the hardest of the primary love types to cultivate, storge is love born not from passion or pleasure, but from strong commitment/loyalty to the other party. The benefits of this type of love though is that it is the sturdiest of the three.
Secondary types of love
1.Manic -Greek for mental disorder- is the type of love you would expect from a 12 year old One direction fan. A mix of Ludus and Eros, Mania is a result of extreme idolisation of an individual, leading to deadly levels of obsession and a sense of delusion from the individual. Also an important distinction of this love is that usual the individual isn't in love with the said person, but with the image they have of said person.
2. Agape -Greek for altruistic love- is the type of love you see between two deeply in love elderly couples. A mix of Storge and Eros, Agape is the idyllic form of love that most people strive for when looking for a lover.
3. Pragma -Greek for professional- is the type of love you would see between two longtime traders. A mix of Storge and Ludus, Pragma is a practical form of love in which the convenience of the relationship helps form a strong bond.
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