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How Many Types of Love Are There?

What do you know about love?

By Julie BadweatherPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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How Many Types of Love Are There?
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Eskimos probably use over 50 words to define snow. One word would not be enough to describe the various forms and manifestations of this element more than vital to them.

Although we are in possession of different terms to describe love, they can not cover the many aspects of this feeling. loved and ugly alike.

Blind love

This occurs when we fall in love, in the beginning, stage of love, when everyone, and especially the coveted being, is surrounded by a pink and idealized aura. At this stage, the boyfriend/girlfriend has no flaws, no stains, and becomes deified like a perfect being…"And we will live happily ever after"…

In this way, we only deny or idealize, ignoring the many obvious things that surround us. Blind love cannot last long, although some people are stubborn enough to remain anchored in it for a longer period of time, without realizing that this feeling is, in one way or another, doomed, as it is based on illusion and delusion.

"Ordinary" love

It is a conditioned love, based on demand and supply: "I will love you (further) only if you do this, you will act in this way, or you will behave in such a way that you do not deceive my expectations." Many of us receive This love is conditioned from childhood.

Some of us end up hiding our feelings, hatred or love, sexuality, tears, and vulnerabilities because they are not accepted by parents or society. to deny some essential aspects of our self only to receive more kisses or hugs. In this way, we end up not accepting ourselves as we are since childhood. and women.

We can no longer continue to love someone if they behave in a certain way, we can no longer be loved if someone dislikes a certain aspect of our personality. His love conditions our renunciation of a new way of being. ”If you don't do as I tell you, I will break up with you.

I can't love you if you lie to me, cheat on me, hate me, don't treat my family properly, you do not agree with me in any respect, etc. But if you are a good puppy and jump through all the circles in my circus arena, I will love you (conditioned, of course). ”Conditioned love often causes childhood traumas that take a long time and attention to be cured at maturity.

Fulfilled / mature love

It means holding on to the other person and accepting him as he is. This kind of love involves making a decision. You have to make the decision to fully accept your partner, without any reservation and with your eyes open. The mistakes or flaws of the other are seen, realized, and accepted.

If you get involved in such a love, there is a quote from the novel "Love Story" by Erich Seagal, which could become a real motto in your life: "Love It means I'm never sorry. ”Many of us end up experiencing such love only for children or even pets.

Active and realistic involvement is essential in carrying on a relationship, and its absence is often felt as a lack of affection. Often, in the type of culture in which we grow and develop, we go through the physical and/or emotional experience of a father's absence. , who may have loved us (loves us), but from whom we did not really feel the love we wanted.

In the absence of love

There are some of us who simply cannot bring the feeling of love for others into our souls. Most of the time, this is due to childhood traumas. Such people, more men than women, suffer real (often hidden) suffering and manifest their trauma by avoiding close relationships or by the inability to utter the words "I love you." love, through the orientation towards love, an extremely difficult thing, which requires a lot of time or even psychological therapy.

There are even more people who do not feel loved, unable to vibrate with the love that goes to them. Refugees in loneliness and sarcasm, such people must, as a first step, make the decision to want to be able to receive love.

"I love you"

Many of us have great difficulty pronouncing these two words aloud. Those who become "hard" in childhood or in unhappy contact with life are often unable to say "I love you." these words, a barrier like:

"I can't say 'I love you until I'm convinced I've met my soul mate."

In this way, they avoid realizing they have a problem. The difficulty of saying the words "I love you", or of making this statement carry a tone of authenticity, is also widespread, it is sometimes an occasion for emotional disorientation of children.

For example, a child may realize that the father or alcoholic does not care much about him, but the boiling effusion of a mother, characterized by thousands of supposedly loving words, can create a state of confusion in a young mind.

The ability to say "I love you" in a tone that really expresses your feelings is essential. emotional.

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