There are 4 types of love. Agape (general/genuine love, like charity), eros (lust, desire, physical, romantic), philia (love for friends, brotherly love), and storge (parent to child relationship, commitment, responsibility). It amazes me at how screwed up society pictures real life. In the movies the eros side of love is always the driving contribution and it often leads to immoral behavior but after studying these different types of love, I realized how you need all of them equally in a spouse relationship. Looking at my parents' relationship, I can tell how they have all 4 types of love for each other and how they show that in different ways, whether it be acting like teenagers and being obnoxious about PDA or giving themselves whole-heartily to each other.
We also learned about misattribution of emotion when we confuse or physical response for someone when the response is actually from something from our surroundings. I thought this was especially interesting because it made me think of how the brethren have warned us not to go to the temple with someone we are dating because we misinterpret the spirit with confirmation of the relationship. I LOVE THE CHURCH. It is just so smart! It is so important to be aware of these things because if we don't, we can falsly think we are having a reaction to the guy instead of the situation. Very important stuff.
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