Some people might think I am crazy for suggesting that there are different types of love. But think about it. You love your family different than you do your friends. You love your spouse different than you do your parents. It's a fact there are different types of love.
The different types of love come from Greek words: Eros, Agape, Philia, and Storge. Eros is what we call romantic and passionate love. Agape is the love you have for someone's well-being. Philia is brotherly love. Storge is family and parental love.
Each type of love is important but I think that at different times in our lives one or more of these types of love are prevalent. When you are dating someone sometimes the eros love is on the forefront. When you serving or helping someone you care dearly about you are filled with agape love. When you do things to help out those in need in your community or the world you are filled with philia. How you treat your family results in storge. We can all feel these types of love but the more you engage in agape, philia, and storage kinds of love the better and more fulfilling your eros love will be. If you base your life on eros love than you will have a harder time staying with someone and being happy.
I think that we need to do what we can to develop these different kinds of love and realize that we can feel different types of love at the same time.
The different types of love come from Greek words: Eros, Agape, Philia, and Storge. Eros is what we call romantic and passionate love. Agape is the love you have for someone's well-being. Philia is brotherly love. Storge is family and parental love.
Each type of love is important but I think that at different times in our lives one or more of these types of love are prevalent. When you are dating someone sometimes the eros love is on the forefront. When you serving or helping someone you care dearly about you are filled with agape love. When you do things to help out those in need in your community or the world you are filled with philia. How you treat your family results in storge. We can all feel these types of love but the more you engage in agape, philia, and storage kinds of love the better and more fulfilling your eros love will be. If you base your life on eros love than you will have a harder time staying with someone and being happy.
I think that we need to do what we can to develop these different kinds of love and realize that we can feel different types of love at the same time.
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