John LeeThe Colors of Love: An Exploration of the Ways of Loving

• 1. Ludis

  • Playful; Love as a game; avoids commitment. “Don Juan”

• 2. Pragma

  • Practical, logical, rational

• 3. Eros

  • Intensity of emotional and sexual feelings

• 4. Mania

  • Obsessive, compulsive, highly dependent

• 5. Storge (Like Gr. Philia- Philanthropy)

  • Respect, friendship, lacks intense sexual or emotional passion

• 6. Agape

  • Selfless, giving, non-conditional.

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