Characteristics of Love
Commitment is a cognitive attachment to another person.
Non-Love, No commitment, intimacy, or passion.
Real love grows over time while superficial love will fade.
Love is often confused by chemistry.
Love-based marriages are more fragile than arranged marriages.
Love changes over time.
Love is not a feeling.
Love is often blind.
Love is often misdiagnosed.
Love is paradoxical.
Our language for love is inadequate.
Giving love is receiving love.
Intimacy also gradually increases as closeness grows and deepens as a relationship matures.
Intimacy,Sharing feelings and providing emotional support.
Romantic Love, has both intimacy and passion, but lacking in commitment.
Fatuous Love, couple is committed on the basis of passion, but hasn't had time to develop true intimacy.
Empty Love, there is commitment but no passion or intimacy .
Companionate Love, characteristic of couples who have been married for years.
Infatuation, involves passion only.
Consummate Love, complete love, contains all three dimensions.
Liking, begins when there is just intimacy, but no passion or commitment.
Passion, is usually expressed by touching, kissing, and being affectionate, which are linked to physiological arousal.
Passion can develop quickly, but can also fade quickly.