Types of Love

Ancient Greeks had seven different words for "love," identifying seven different kinds of affection that one can feel for another:

• Eros : sexual or passionate love

• Phila : friendship and goodwill

• Storge : familial love (between blood relations)

• Agape : universal, unselfish love (i.e. for strangers, for nature, for God)

• Ludus : playful or uncommitted love

• Pragma : practical love based on reason or duty

• Philauta : self-love

Some articles with commentarty on each of these categories:

• "7 Greek Words For Love, And What They Really Mean, According To Experts," from Women's Health

• "These Are the 7 Types of Love" from Psychology Today

• "7 Types of Love And What They Mean" by Elizabeth Rider

• "The 7 Types of Love: What Can They Teach Us Today?" from eCounseling.com