The Therapy Gents

019: 9 Different Types of Love


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How do you experience Love in your life?

Love is a noun and a verb?

Noun  
1. A beloved person
2. A great interest and pleasure in something (can be sexual desire)
3. An intense feeling of deep affection.
4. Unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another

Verb   
1. To feel deep affection for someone 
2. To like or enjoy something very much
3. To hold dear
4. To take pleasure in (“I love to play the piano”)
5. To copulate

Greek words for love:

  1. Agape: selfless universal love, unconditional love, intense devotion to someone
  2. Eros: comes from the Greek god of love, romantic love, lust, passionate, being consumed with, often lacking any form of commitment 
  3. Philia: affectionate love which is built over time, brotherly love
  4. Storge: familiar love (the type of love families feel for each other) fondness or affection for someone that grows over time and through shared values, it also 
  5. Ludus: infatuation, crush, the first stages of love, playfulness
  6. Pragma: long lasting love found in marriages, mature and realistic love, genuine commitment to each other
  7. Mania: obsessive love, jealousy, co-dependent, often seen as an unbalance between Eros and Philia
  8. Philautia: self-love, healthy view of self, boundaried
  9. Meraki: creative kind of love, passion put into your work, since of satisfaction in completed tasks


In what ways do your words and your actions line up to show your love for your partner?



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The Therapy GentsBy Michael Medley, LPC & Andy Newman, LPC

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