Interesting Article On Different Types Of Love

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are essentially three types of love.

 

Eros, Philia,  and Agape

 

Eros means romantic love in which the word erotic come from.  It's

the  chemical reaction that happens between two people.  It's the spark

that happens to people.  It's the blushing of the face.  It's

infatuation between people.  It's puppy love.

 

It's the most common type of love that we can associate.  When you

see a couple holding hands or kissing and people say, "Yes, they are in

love."  This type of love is called Eros.

 

Most relationships are based on this type of love.

 

The Greeks also has a second definition of love, and that is Philia

in which the word the philanthropy come from.  Philia means brotherly

love.  We all know city of Philadelphia as the city of brotherly love.

Philia does not contain romantic love.  Philia is the love you and I

express to our father, mother, brother, sister, or a friend.  People

say, "I love my brother to death". Well, this type of love is philia love.

 

It does not contain, Eros type of love.

 

The third definition of love is called Agape.  Agape means

unconditional love for someone.  It means loving someone without

expecting love in return.  Parents can relate to this, especially a

mother.  Perhaps this may be a difficult concept in today's selfish

society because this type of love requires sacrifice and selflessness.

 

One common mistake that people make is equating true love with EROS

love only.  I submit to you that TRUE love requires all three types

of LOVE.  Most relationships today are based on one type of love.  If

your relationship does not contain these three types of love, you may

have the recipe for disaster.

 

Trouble looms ahead when the first few years are past, add a kid or

two, and when the going get tough.  When EROS love loses a little bit

of its flavor, most people bail out of relationships.  It's equally

important that individuals apply all three types of love in their

relationships and marriages.

 

EROS love that is key to every relationship, there is the philia love

that's equally important, and of course, agape love that binds all

three.  It's important that we apply all three types of love in

finding true love.  Most marriages and relationships are based on

EROS love only