Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love Test - What Are the Characteristics of Your Love?

Do you know what type of love you have? Psychologist Sternberg's "Triangular Theory of Love" evaluates love based on three components: intimacy, passion, and commitment. This theory classifies love into eight different types. What is your love type?

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What is the Triangular Theory of Love?

The Triangular Theory of Love, proposed by psychologist Robert Sternberg, is based on three fundamental elements of experiencing love: intimacy, passion, and commitment. This theory explains various forms of love based on the combinations of these elements.

8 Types of Love

  • Non-love: Relationships that lack all elements of love—intimacy, passion, and commitment—akin to mere acquaintances.
  • Liking: Relationships that possess intimacy but lack passion and commitment, characterized by a deep bond based on empathy and personal fondness.
  • Empty Love: Relationships with commitment but lacking passion and intimacy, often seen in long marriages where passion and intimacy have faded.
  • Infatuated Love: Relationships with passion but lacking intimacy and commitment, akin to being smitten without a deeper connection or long-term promises.
  • Romantic Love: Relationships with both passion and intimacy, marked by a strong mutual attraction and emotional connection, yet lacking established commitment.
  • Companionate Love: Love that is deep and based on long-term friendship or trust, with high levels of intimacy and commitment but low passion.
  • Fatuous Love: Relationships with both passion and commitment but lacking intimacy, often leading to hurried marriages where partners do not fully understand each other.
  • Consummate Love: The ideal form of love with all elements—intimacy, passion, commitment—present, leading to a healthy, long-term relationship aspired by many couples.

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