Framework
Three descriptions based on one component
- Liking
- (+) intimacy
- (-) passion
- (-) commitment
- feelings of closeness and warmth
- are typically experienced in friendships.
- Infatuation
- (+) Passion
- (-) intimacy
- (-) commitment
- often experienced as “love at first sight”
- strong feelings of passionate arousal
- increased heartbeat
- sexual arousal
- Empty Love
- (+) Commitment
- (-) Intimacy
- (-) Passion
- not uncommon in relation- ships that have lasted for many years
- experience empty love in the initial stages of arranged marriages
- there is pressure for the partners to be committed to the marriage
- intimacy and passion have not yet flourish.
Three loves based on two components
- Romantic love
- Holiday romances or extra-marital flings may fit this pattern
- have both physical and emotional bonding
- hard to last
- sexual activity and oxytocins will gone soon
- hard to maintain long-term arrangements and relationships
- Companionate love
- without passion (physical attraction)
- Fatuous love
- have commitment based on high passion levels (in early periods of relationships)
- passion quickly gones without time to build intimacy
- lasts short