FRHD 1020 Lecture 8: Theories About Love
28 Jan 2016
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Today: by the 1980"s 91% of women and 86% of men say they would not, north americans consider romance as a reason to marry to an marry someone without feeling of romantic love unprecedented degree. A person who is temperamentally suited to another: high scores on intimacy, commitment, passion, value similarity, and needs fulfillment, profound connection, mystical element, best friend, confidante, and romantic partner, willingness to work together. Perel: we want a best friend, a confidant, a lover. Romantic/passionate love: state of intense longing for union with another, lust = sexual arousal/physical state, sexual desire -= psychological state. Companionate love: affection for those with whom our lives are deeply entwined, within 6 to 30 months. 2 components: physical arousal, attribution of arousal to a person fast heart beat. Misattributions (excitation transfer: arousal caused by one event attributed to a second event which seems more influential than it really is. Yellow highlight on midterm dark blue title.
