March 2012
February 2012
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and of unspeakable love.”
—Washington IrvingĀ
6 Types of Love
Eros
a passionate physical and emotional love based on aesthetic enjoyment; stereotype of romantic love
Ludus
a love that is played as a game or sport; conquest; may have multiple partners at once
Storge
an affectionate love that slowly develops from friendship, based on similarity
Pragma
love that is driven by the head, not the heart
Mania
obsessive love; experience great emotional highs and lows; very possessive and often jealous lovers
Agape
selfless altruistic love; spiritual
There's a difference between
- Thinking someone is cute
- Having a crush on someone
- Being interested in someone
- Liking someone
- Loving someone
- Being in love with someone
“Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”
—Robert HeinleinĀ
When you’re happy you don’t really notice whats happening around you.