Differrent types of love defined by others:-
- Liking - is intimacy alone, without passion or commitment. It characterizes most friendships. Often involves some level of intimacy, but without passion, and without an enduring commitment.
- Infatuation - is passion alone, without
intimacy or commitment. It involves a great deal of physiologicl and emotional arousal, and a heightened level of sexual desire, but without emotional closeness to the person or an enduring commitment. - Empty love - commitment alone, without passion or intimacy. Might apply to arranged marriages.
- Romantic love - combines passion and intimacy, but without the commitment. This is the kind of lvoe people mean when they talk about being "in love." It is often experienced as intense and joyful.
- Companionate love - combines intimacy and commitment, but without passion. May be applied to long-term couples who have gradually decreased in their passion for one another.
- Fatuous love - involves passion and commitment, without intiamcy. Applies to a "whirlwind" courtship where two people meet, fall passionately in love, and get married, all within a few weeks, before they even have time to know each other well.
- Consumate love - integrates all three aspects of love into the ultimate love relationship. This is the kind of love that represents the ideal for most people.



