Ways to Show Philia Love:

8 Types of Love | Learn their  Be supportive of your friend.

Impact on Your Relationships  Keep open communication
 Be there trusting little soul.
We homo-sapiens are attuned to have a relationship;  Somedays dive into deep conversation
the core of a happy and healthy relationship is LOVE! 2. Storge- Familiar Love
Plus, Life is all about love! Storge love
From the moment we are born, and throughout our This type of love is quite similar to philia; it is just
journey of life, we strive and thrive on having love in directed towards family more. It is the love that
our life. Generally, seen in the light of romance, love is parents feel for their children. There is no sexual
more than that or shall we rather say that’s not the attraction here; it is all about a bond, care,
only type of love that we humans crave for. Let us try acceptance, and emotional connection. There is a
and understand it with the help of some questions on strong link between memories and this love. The
hand: more memories you create, the better the value of
Do you love your parents? your relationship becomes.
Do you love your pet? Example: The love between you and your parents,
Do you love your friends? siblings, childhood friend, and even your pet.
Do you love your partner? One Liner: Love of the child (childhood and childhood
Most importantly, Do you love yourself? friends)
Assuming that answer to these questions is YES, do Love Catalyst: Causal (memories)
you think just one form of love can fill in all the Ways to Show Storge:
spaces?  Don’t hold grudges; practice forgiveness.
The answer is… NO!  Show gratitude towards the one you care
This clears one thing that love is more than cupid-  Give each other quantity and quality of time
style. Each relationship that we are in, be it with our  Share happy and memorable moments.
parents or ourselves, requires a different form or 3. Pragma- Enduring Love
combination of love. Pragma love
So with today’s write-up, we will try to understand the Probably the most challenging form of love to find! It
types of love as proposed by Ancient Greeks. But, focuses on both the quantity and quality of love
before that, let us quickly understand what love relationships with others. This love is like a fine wine-
catalyst is as it is at the heart of these types of love aged, matured, and developed over time with
and relationship list! someone. This everlasting love grows not by merely
Related: Types Of Empathy You Need To Know being head over heels with someone rather by
What Is a Love Catalyst? standing through thick and thin. This feeling comes
A catalyst is a part of you that enhances your unknowingly (like a subconscious drive) but makes
experience with a particular form of love. It helps in you feel intuitive and purposeful.
promoting the feelings of a specific type of love. Example: Think of your grandparents or parents and
Example: spiritual catalyst is responsible to connect see how they grew together.
with divine power. This Catalyst helps us to connect One Liner: Mature love that has endured for decades
our soul for good and feel more peaceful. Love Catalyst: Etheric (Subconscious)
8 Different Types of Love in Relationship Ways to Show Pragma:
and their Meanings:  Seek and show constant efforts
1. Philia- Affectionate Love  Work on developing understanding between
Philia love yourselves
Philia is often referred to as “brotherly love.” It is a  Choose to work with your partner and the
strong romantic attraction or love towards your love you share (forever)
friends. It demonstrates not just love but also the  Don’t think of a replacement, focus on
sharing of equality in terms of respect and values. It restructuring and repairment instead.
represents platonic and sincere love. Here, your mind 4. Eros- Romantic Love
actively engages to check which friends are of the Eros love
same wavelength as you and can be trusted. Ever It is also referred to as Erotic love and is named after
used the phrase we just clicked? the Greek god of love and fertility. It is generally
Example: You and your friend(s) being each other’s associated with romantic, passionate, and physical
person, each time you face a problem. forms of love. It gets its spark from the bodily
One Liner: Love that runs deep in true friendships hormones which must be satiated through romantic
Love Catalyst: Mind actions by a partner you admire.
Example: Romantic relationship between you and gaining fame, pleasure, and wealth, taking the form of
your partner or young couples that you see in narcissism though Philautia as self-love is healthy,
movies/sitcoms which indeed should be practiced.
One Liner: Personal infatuation showing passion Example: When you work on yourself
Love Catalyst: Physical Body (Hormones) One Liner: Empathetic way of loving oneself and
Ways to Show Eros: others
 Having a romantic affection Love Catalyst: Soul
 Show love by touching, hugging, and other Ways to Show Philautia:
gestures  Express unconditional love in every situation
 Admiring the other person inside out  Engage in actions that are good for human
 Be passionate kind
5. Ludus- Playful Love  Take some time out for charity
Ludus love  Extend your good deeds to improve the lives
While eros is love intensified, Ludus is like a light- of others
hearted and an early stage of it. Playfulness in a 8. Agape- Selfless Love
relationship keeps it alive, exciting, unusual, plus it Agape love
adds the element of childlike innocence to it. It is Considered to be the highest level of love to offer is
marked with emotions like giddiness, butterflies in the agape. The core of this love is giving without any form
stomach, and teasing. Although more common in of expectations attached to it. It is like passing the
young couples, older couples strive for it as well. baton of kindness to others. Your spirit creates a
Example: A young couple who has recently started to purpose bigger than yourself. It is the compassionate
see each other love that makes us help and connects with people we
One Liner: Beginning stages of intimate love don’t know. The world needs more of this Agape love.
Love Catalyst: Astral (Emotions) Example: People working for NGOs, extending their
Ways to Show Ludus: love for others
 Show interest in the one you admire One Liner: Empathetic way of loving oneself and
 Engage in playful activities others
 Spend nice laughing hours together Love Catalyst: Spirit
 Engage in whimsical conversation Ways to Show Agape:
6. Mania- Obsessive Love  Express unconditional love in every situation
Mania love  Engage in actions that are good for
Obsessive Love is the only form of love that is better humankind
to be avoided. This love is not a prerequisite to  Take some time out for charity.
maintain any relationship; in fact, it is found to harm  Extend your good deeds to improve the lives
healthy relationships. The reason why this love is so of others
unwanted is that it leads to possessiveness, jealousy,
and codependency among partners. It develops in the
first place because there is an imbalance among
partners’ love (generally by imbalance between eros
and Ludus).
Example: An overly codependent person in a
relationship who always has to keep checking on the
partner (excessively and intrusively)
One Liner: Possessiveness or madness over a partner
Love Catalyst: Survival Instinct
Ways to Avoid Mania:
 Recognize the obsessive pattern
 Try to invest more trust in your relationship.
 Communicate and act on possessive patterns
 Focus on yourself more than the other person
7. Philautia- Self Love
Philautia love
There are two forms of Philautia: healthy and
unhealthy. A healthy form of Philautia focuses on
loving ourselves, taking care of ourselves, and
recognizing our self-worth, before offering it to
others. The unhealthy way is selfish with its focus on