taken from didi's xanga..and she took this frum andre's..hahah!
Sternberg's Seven Forms of LOVE (which includes various combinations of three variables): taken from Andre's Xanga Liking: intimacy, but no commitment or passion Infatuation: passion, but no commitment or intimacy Empty Love: commitment, but no intimacy or passion Romantic Love: intimacy and passion, but no commitment Fatuous Love: commitment and passion, but no intimacy Companionate Love: commitment and intimacy, but no passion Consummate Love: commitment, intimacy AND passion And Sternberg defines those variables as follows: Intimacy: when you can share your innermost thoughts and feelings with another person Commitment: the willingness to stay with a person through thick and thin Passion: an intense physical desire for another person
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