Different Kinds of Love

What is love? They say love makes the world go round. Can love be qualified to be an emotion or just a physical reaction? Is there only one kind of love?

Loving a member of your family entails the most unconditional form of love. This is the kind of love that co-exists not by your own choice but out of being a part of the familial relationship. This is a love that is borne from the same blood that flows through your veins. A mother’s love to her child is perceived to be the highest form of love expressed as no matter where the relationship leads to, the bond between mother and child will still bear more weight in the end.

Love for a friend may result from constant togetherness, sharing similar likes and dislikes and being in the same situation such as school, work or activities. Platonic friendships may have some degree of physical attachment but not to the extent of physical desire. Sometimes, there is a blurred boundary between platonic friendships and romantic love especially for friends who belong to the opposite sex. Constant togetherness may lead the partners to develop feelings deeper than what they initially had in the beginning, transcending from plain love for a friend to become a romantic kind of love.

How is loving your romantic partner different from loving a child or friend? Loving in a romantic manner can move two people to overcome disparities between them, whether social, economic, or age. More obviously, romantic love includes sexual desire and involves a greater intensity. It is a given that love is proportionate with the time component and over time the relationship deepens. Romantic love is discussed to be the deepest and most satisfying of all human conditions. Most of the time, romantic love is associated with sexual desires and vice versa. There is now a very thin line between love and lust because of liberated thoughts and actions.

Love shared by two people usually start from dating, to get to know each other more. In this stage, some couples realize they just don’t jell, while others feel this certain magic and instantly click. The couple shares common interests, deepest secrets and laughter and pain. The couple practically wants to spend every moment together, relishing romantic moments such as the pleasure of a walk under the stars, a simple conversation and an intimate dinner.

Romantic love motivates the partner to be there for each other in the highest and lowest points of their lives. The highlight of romantic love is celebrated in the exchange of marriage vows. Today, weddings are freely celebrated in different ways, far from the traditional ceremonies we used to witness. There have been weddings made under the sea, up in the air inside a hot air balloon, or while skydiving. Wedding favors are also becoming as weird as couples can get. Promotional tote bags are sometimes made a part of wedding giveaways. Couples now make their vows in a way, not so much for the romanticism, but for the commitment of staying together to share the love they have.

Jesse Jake Vickers enjoys writing for Hqweddingfavors.com and Corporatesnobs.com which offer promotional products and bridal shower favors as well as a host of additional products.

Author Profile: Jesse_Jake_Vickers

love, kinds of love