Love has three components:
(a) intimacy, which encompasses the feelings of closeness, connectedness, and bondedness one experiences in loving relationships;
(b) passion, which encompasses the drives that lead to romance, physical attraction, and sexual consummation; and
(c) decision/commitment, which encompasses, in the short term, the decision that one loves another, and in the long term, the commitment to maintain that love
Robert Sternberg, The Triangular Theory of Love
I discuss how the Triangular Theory of Love can help you understand - and improve - relationships in in Achieve Your Potential with Positive Psychology
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