Sunday Emmanuel

@sundayemmanuel · 30 Oct 2021

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What is love

love is a strong and lasting affection between spouses or lovers who are in a happy, passionate and fulfilling relationship. one of the best examples of love is the emotion shared between a couple who has been married for 50 years and who are still passionate about each other and care deeply for each other even though if there's misunderstanding they still cope and relate without third party involving in it to settle the case.


It is difficult to explain what love means, love is wide, strong, deep, blind, and not predictable. Love is one of the most intense emotions humans being feel in life. It is the opposite of hate, another incredibly intense emotion. When you would do anything for a specific person, that’s usually because you love them, you cannot render help to someone you hate, that's impossible. Love is an equal partnership, but you'll find someone's happiness becomes important to you when you're falling for them or having feelings in your heart.

According to psychologist Zick Rubin, romantic love is made up of three elements

Attachment: this is an emotional bond with another person, a feeling of love or a strong connection to someone or something, Needing to be with another person, and desiring physical intact and approval

Caring: this is a situation when someone shows kindness and concern for others. Valuing the other person's happiness and needs as much as your own, it's perfectly related to love

Intimacy: Sharing private thoughts, feelings, and desires with the other person.it can also be said as the bond that connects someone.

Types of Love

These types of love include:

Friendship: This type of love involves liking someone and sharing a certain degree of intimacy or someone who has your back, no matter what.

Infatuation: This is a form of love that often involves intense feelings of attraction without a sense of commitment; it often takes place at the beginning of a relationship and may deepen into more lasting love.

Passionate love: This type of love is marked by intense feelings of longing and attraction; it often involves an idealization of the other person and a need to maintain constant physical closeness.

Compassionate/companionate love: This form of love is marked by trust, affection, intimacy, and commitment.
Unrequited love: This form of love happens when one person loves another who does not return those feelings.

How to Practice Love

There is no single way to practice love. Every relationship is unique, perfect and each person brings their history and needs to others. Some things that you can do to show love to the people you care about include:

• Be willing to be vulnerable
• Being willing to forgive others by forgiving people on time will show them that you love them more than they do.
• Do your best and be willing to apologize when you make mistakes even if you are correct and they notify you
  Let them know that you care about them
• Prioritize spending time with the other person
• Recognize and acknowledge their good qualities, appreciate their beauty or any other thing in them
• Share things about yourself with others
• Show affection

1. Love reduces the risk of heart disease
2. Decreased risk of dying after having a heart attack
3. Increased longevity
4. Love reduces stress levels