Abstract
Scholars across an array of disciplines including social psychologists have been trying to explain the meaning of love for over a century but its polysemous nature has made it difficult to fully understand. In this paper, a quadruple framework of attraction, resonance or connection, trust, and respect are proposed to explain the meaning of love. The framework is used to explain how love grows and dies and to describe brand love, romantic love, and parental love. The synergistic relationship between the factors and how their variations modulate the intensity or levels of love are discussed.
Highlights
Scholars across an array of disciplines have tried to define the meaning and nature of love with some success but questions remain
Connection and Romantic Love Connection or resonance fits with the intimacy, and commitment components of Sternberg’s triangular theory of love
Research shows that parents are perceived as favoring genetically related children (Salmon et al, 2012), and evidence suggests that paternal resemblance predicted paternal favoritism (Lauricella, 2009)
Summary
Scholars across an array of disciplines including social psychologists have been trying to explain the meaning of love for over a century but its polysemous nature has made it difficult to fully understand. A quadruple framework of attraction, resonance or connection, trust, and respect are proposed to explain the meaning of love. The framework is used to explain how love grows and dies and to describe brand love, romantic love, and parental love. The synergistic relationship between the factors and how their variations modulate the intensity or levels of love are discussed.
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