Colours Of Love - I

They saw, met, fell in instant love, And cooed together a la dove In a love of first sight That for a while burned bright, Flesh and mind playing part, Aloof standing the heart, No pure love, on pedestal, Eros is what they call. _______________________________________ Love, say some expert behaviourists, is of six types— six each primary and secondary: Eros, Ludus, Storge, Mania, Agape, and Pragma. But in life we find an admixture of these types— more or less. Some classifications recognise only four types: Eros (passionate/romantic love) , Storge (familial love) , Philia (love of friendship) , and Agape (selfless, divine love) . The others: Ludus (playful, not serious love) , Mania (mad love) , and Pragma (practical, mundane love) . ____________________________________________ Musings | 25.02.2019 |