Argawanon, Donna G.

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Informative Speech: Types and Key Concepts about Love

For today I’m going to talk about type and key concepts in love. In this generation and time, we have a
completely different view about love. We merely mistake crush in true love. Well I’m going to shed some
light about it today. So the types of love are the following, Liking, Infatuation, Empty Love, Romantic
Love, Illusory or Fatuous Love, and last but not the least, Real Love or True Love. Now, what’s the
difference between these?

LIKING includes only one component of love which is intimacy. Intimacy is a slowly developing
emotional-interpersonal involvement.   An intimate relationship has the markings of what is commonly
known as a “soul mate” or “best friend” relationship. In real intimate relationship, there is a feeling of
honesty, trust, closeness, sharing and support but without intense passion or long-term commitment.

INFATUATION is solely based on passion. Passion is an intense desire for physical affection. Infatuation
is often what is felt as “LOVE at first sight” or CRUSH.   When you are infatuated, you are physically or
sexually attracted to the person. Instead of thinking about your crush’s qualities or values, you think more
about the appearance and image.

EMPTY LOVE is only based on commitment or obligation. In cultures in which arranged marriages are
common, relationships often begin as empty love.

ROMANTIC LOVE is a combination of intimacy and passion. Romantic lovers are bonded emotionally
and physically through passionate arousal. It is the typical type of love you see in romance movies…red
rose, candlelight dinner, drive-in movies, walk-in the park.

ILLUSORY or FATUOUS LOVE is a combination of passion and commitment. This type of love
happens in a whirlwind courtship and marriage or it happens in scenario like – You are so sexy, now let’s
get married! Commitment is made during intense heat of passion, with no chance for intimacy to settle in.

REAL LOVE or TRUE LOVE has three components – intimacy, passion and commitment. Commitment
means a stable, dependable devotion to another person. When two people in-love are committed to each
other, they look towards their future not separately but together. They stick together in bad times and in
good times.   Picture this kind of scenario: An old married couple standing in the beach embracing and
holding each other’s hands while they watch the golden sun slowly disappears in the horizon. This scene
can happen when you experience true love. Despite of being together all their lives, they still keep the
passion burning and still have the deep affection for each other.

So a little playful question for those of you currently in a relationship, under which category does your
love fall in? I challenge you don’t just feel it, think about it. Now, there’s so much to talk about love as a
topic but for the moment, I will just end here. Thank you very much and, good day!