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What is Love? — There are 8 Different Types of Love… Maybe More…
What different types of love are you currently experiencing and how are they impacting your life?
4 min readDec 6, 2020
There are a number of things in life that it is difficult to define though we have likely, attempted to do so since the beginning of recorded history. These things are God, culture, art, truth, and more than anything ‘love’.
1. “Eros” or Erotic Love
The first kind of love is Eros, which is named after the Greek god of love and fertility. Eros represents the idea of sexual passion and desire.
2. “Philia” or Affectionate Love
The ancient Greeks valued philia far above eros because it was considered a love between equals.
Plato felt that physical attraction was not a necessary part of love, hence the use of the word platonic to mean, “without physical attraction.” Philia is a type of love that is felt among friends, or even marriage partners who’ve endured the ups and downs of life together.
3. “Storge” or Familiar Love
