Choose three of Sternberg's seven different forms of love, comparing and contrasting each with examples

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What will be an ideal response

Answer 1

Answer: o Liking is intimacy alone, without passion or commitment. This is the type of love that characterizes most friendships. o Infatuation is passion alone, without intimacy or commitment. Infatuation involves a great deal of physiological and emotional arousal, and a heightened level of sexual desire, but without emotional closeness to the person or an enduring commitment. o Empty Love is commitment alone, without passion or intimacy. This might apply to a couple who have been married for many years and who have lost the passion and intimacy in their relationship. It also applies to the early stages of marriage in cultures where marriages are arranged by parents. o Romantic Love combines passion and intimacy, but without commitment. This is the kind of love people mean when the talk about being "in love." It is often experienced as intense and joyful. o Companionate Love combines intimacy and commitment, but without passion. It may be applied to married or long-term couples who have gradually decreased their passion for each other but have maintained the other qualities of their love. o Fatuous Love involves passion and commitment without intimacy. This kind of love would apply 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. o Consummate Love integrates all three aspects of love into the ultimate love relationship. It is the kind of love that represents the ideal for many people.