Love is one of the most complicated and at the same time, the simplest feeling we as humans experience. For example, they had discussed Eros, which is romantic or sexual love and Pragma, which is enduring love and almost opposite of Eros.
No matter how they are defined, there is no dispute over the fact that wars had been fought in the name of love and at the same time people had sacrificed everything for love. Psychologists say that there are ideally three components of love- Intimacy , Passion and Commitmen t. The intensity may vary and of course, there is no mandate that all of these should be present in a love relation too. As per them, each should be present and in a balanced form. All of us may have already used familiar words like infatuation, liking and obsession, from our adulthood.
All these can be understood well from checking how the combination of intimacy, passion and commitment is working in it. But intimacy and commitment may be totally missing. Romance : Intimacy and passion may be high, but rarely combined with a commitment.
Liking : Intimacy will be there and maybe strong too. But passion and commitment may be totally missing. Fatuous love happens due to strong physical attraction and normally will have a strong passion and a weak commitment, but there will be very little or no intimacy. Empty love : Something which is getting very common in marital relations now. Only commitment will be present.
Passion and intimacy may be completely missing. Compassionate love : intimacy and commitment will be very strong, but passion may be missing. Ideal love : Passion, Intimacy and commitment are equally present and balanced. Anyone who is in ideal love will take the role of best friend and lover for each other.
