Soul Mate
a person who is temperamentally suited to another--best friend, romantic partner, confidant
Love
intimacy with, caring for, and commitment to another person
Romantic Love
emotionally intense, passionate love in which a person believes that there is love at first sight, that there is only one true love, and that love conquers all.
Companionate Love
calmer than romantic love, emphasizes intimacy with, affection for, and commitment to another person
Friendship
defined as an attachment between people, basis for strong love relationships
Biochemical Theory
suggests that love results from our biological, chemical, and hormonal origins
Attachment Theory
suggests that our primary motivation in life is to be connected with other people because it is the only security we ever have, survival need
Wheel Theory
love develops and is maintained through four stages; rapport, self-revelation, mutual dependency, intimacy
Rapport
Feeling at ease
Self-Revelation
Disclosing Personal Feelings
Mutual Dependency
the sharing of pleasures, ideas, humor, and sexual desires
Intimacy need fulfillment
reinforcement of each other, make mutual decisons
Triangular Theory
love emphasizes three important elements of love that interact with one another: intimacy, passion, and decision/commitment
Consummate Love
when you and your partner's intimacy, passion, and decision/commitment are of the same intensity
Liking
intimacy only; love of good friends
Romantic Love
Intimacy with passion; love without commitment
Infatuation
Passion only; love at first sight, overwhelming emotion
Fatuous Love
Passion and Commitment; foolish love, meeting to marriage
Empty Love
commitment only; passion has faded
Companionate Love
Intimacy and commitment; possible affairs occur, no passion
Lee's six styles of love
six basic styles of loving
Eros
love of beauty, this love style is characterizes by intense emotional attachment and powerful sexual feelings
Mania
obsessive love; this love style consists of strong sexual attraction and emotional intensity, extreme jealousy, and mood swings alternating between ecstasy and despair
Ludus
casual and carefree, this love style focus on sex as recreation, the enjoyment of many sexual partners rather than concentrating on one serious relationship
Storge
is an affectionate, peaceful, and companionate kind of love
Agape
altruistic love, unselfish, self sacrificing. those who attempt to fulfill others needs even at the expense of their own.
Pragma
Practical love, the type of love that makes a rational assessment of a potential partner's positives and negatives
Jealousy
defined as a usually intolerant or even hostile emotional response to a real or imagined threat to a love relationship
Suspicious Jealousy
occurring when there is no evidence only ambiguous evidence for suspecting a partner is involved with someone else
Reactive Jealousy
when evidence of a past, present, or anticipated relationship with another person is revealed
Unrequited love
love that isn't returned
Stalking
repeatedly pursuing and frequently harassing another person
Immature love
passionate or romantic love
Mature love
resembles companionate love