Attachment Styles and Relationships Marcia Henderson Psy/220 April 05, 2013 Tricia Henderson Part One: Robert Sternberg's triangular theory of love focuses on three dimensions of love; passion, intimacy and commitment. Intimacy is a dimension of love that pertains to mutual understanding, warm affection, and reciprocal concerns for the other's welfare. Another dimension of love is passion, which can be cause by strong emotions, excitement and physiological arousal, often associated with sexual desire and attraction. Passion can cause strong feelings of love and it can actually be so strong that the presence of the feeling can become a sense of love towards a person without needing anything else,
In most cases, this choice is a positive for both sides and it designate to the wedding, because each of us hoping for the best for the positive end of a romantic relationship… Entry#2: Do you believe love conquers all? Why or why not? I do not believe in love at all. For me it just a temporary feeling that some people call a loud word “love”. So Do I believe love conquers all?
Lewis’s character however shifts his opinion through his experience with the patients and how they relate to the themes of the opera, Lewis gradually conceives of love something that underlies all else. “ Without love the world wouldn’t mean much”. His tone is thoughtful and wise , suggesting a grand gesture but in fact a simple truth. Through lewis journey he has come to the realisation of the importance of love and fidelity, the things he used to consider to be ‘traditional values’. “Its about important things, love and
This type of love tends to occur in those with low self-esteem and those who gain confidence in pleasing their love interest. Mania and agape love are similar in that they both have the ability to develop into a very intense and unhealthy relationship for both parties. In both instances the parties involved have the ability to lose their sense of reality. The styles of love that have been most prevalent in my life are logical love called pragma, and friendship love called storge or philia. A love that develops from a friendship usually prevents a lot of disappointments because you already know a lot about that person.
William Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet is a popular study for various themes, including love. The five types of love include unrequited love, romantic love, parental love, friendship and love of family honor. Love is an overpowering force that takes over all other values, loyalties and emotions.The ones I will be elaborating is romantic love and love of family honor. I find these the direct cause of the eventual ending of the plot- the death of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The romantic love of Romeo and Juliet has become very popular and is the ideal example of star-crossed lovers.
However, as he continues to perform with the patients finds for himself that love is most definitely imperative for humans. Love is one of the main themes of ‘Cosi’. The play suggests many different aspects of love by giving us the different opinions of love from the main characters. Ultimately throughout the play the changed values that Lewis has on love, the faith that Cherry has towards Lewis and the loyalty that Julie displays towards her lover shapes Nowra’s views on love. Love must consist of not
Power of Love and Relationships Many aspects of one’s life can be seen through the connections between our loved ones and friends. Factors can contribute to how and why we may seek certain individuals, but not others. This paper will discuss in detail the factors of attraction, the reasoning behind the sense of belonging, and love into three types: companionate, passionate, and compassionate. Furthermore, depict Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love between romantic love, from empty love or infatuation. We may encounter numerous types of individuals throughout the day.
Elie Weisel’s Night teaches the reader many things about love. The definitions of this word helps you better understand what exactly love is and the synonyms and antonynoms that are an important part of the definition. The most common definition of love is a profoundly, tender, passionate affection for another person. That’s what most people think when they hear the word. Synonyms for this definition are affection, attachment, devotedness, devotion, fondness, and passion.
Whereas, the couples must love each other unconditionally and decide on choosing each other without the input of anyone else but themselves, it is assumed that “married couples should be best friends, sharing their most intimate feelings and secrets. They should express affection openly but also talk candidly about problems. And of course they should be sexually faithful to each other.” (Coontz 381) In my opinion, I do not agree with Stephanie Coontz saying George Shaw theory of marriage has unrealistic expectations even though each culture has their own interpretation of marriage. No matter what each culture is different, if they believe that having more than one wife or having cospouses it is their choice and some will stay true to the values they were raised on. Finally, Coontz brought forth if someone is not marrying for love but just for the status then what is the point of getting married.
The first friendship is the “Friendship of Utility”; using each other as means. This relationship cannot be considered long term for people’s needs and wants change over time. The second friendship is the “Friendship of Pleasure,” may that be physical or emotional. This also cannot be considered an enduring friendship, for what people consider pleasurable also changes with time. Lastly, there is the “Complete Friendship”, this is a friendship based on goodness; here one loves the friend for his/her own sake with a genuine love of friendship.