Riza says: Kinds of Love that enhance a mature relationship

For a Lasting Love Relationship, the three kinds of Love that enhance a mature relationship are:

1.  Romantic Love – is often described as the Love of the courtship and honeymoon. This Love is the smile across a room, the kiss on the nape of the neck while doing something, the bouquet of roses, the thoughtful note, and the hand that pats a tire shoulder.

2. Intellectual Love- this is the respect for the other’s person’s intelligence, his integrity, and hi opinion, and the willingness to try to understand his point of view. This Love is probably the most important of all three. The respect for the intellect of another person is the basic foundation of conversation and communication without a sharing of ideas, ideals, opinions, and thoughts as well as a humor, a couple cannot build companionship. Intellectual love is basic of all relationships and it is an integral part of a lasting marriage relationship.

3.   Sexual Love - this is the joy of the other person’s embrace, the warmth of physical closeness and the desire to be the reciprocal parent of a child that may be created from this love. In order to grow this love, the other components must be present.

Sex add spice to a relationship and sometimes love is often identified and confused with sex.

Source: Westlake, Helen Gum, Relationships A Study in Human Behavior. Gin and Company, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1972