Chonappt
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The document discusses different perspectives on what love is. It questions whether love can be defined or measured. While some think a love scale could be meaningful, the document suggests love is better understood as an action rather than a feeling that involves attention, risk of rejection, independence over dependence, and commitment requiring self-discipline and hard work. Happy couples are thought to have deep knowledge of each other and use "repair attempts" to reduce negativity in their relationship.
Chonappt
- 2. LOVE What exactly is it ? An attitude ? A phenomenon ? Hard to define – can it be measured ?
- 3. Is the Love Scale meaningful ? Maybe, couples who scored high spend more time looking in each others eyes
- 4. Love is… An action, not a feeling Attention A risk of rejection Independence, not dependence Commitment Self-disciplined …hard work
- 5. Happy Couples Partner’s know each other’s hopes, likes, dislikes Secret Weapon: ritualized “repair attempts” to prevent increased negativity Shared, deep sense of meaning
- 7. Love Quotes “I define love thus: The will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth” - M. Scott Peck “Love is the subtlest force in the world” - Mahatma Gandhi “By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever” - Lao-tzu “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend” - Martin Luther King Jr.