Eros--Passionate love
1. My lover and I were attracted to each
other immediately after we first met.
2. My lover and I have the right physical
"chemistry" between us.
3. Our lovemaking is very intense and
satisfying.
4. I feel that my lover and I were meant
for each other.
5. My lover and I became physically involved
very quickly.
6. My lover and I really understand each
other.
7. My lover fits my ideal standards of
physical beauty/handsomeness.
Ludus--Love as a game
1. I try to keep my lover a little uncertain
about my commitment to him/her.
2. I believe that what my lover doesnt
know about me wont hurt him/her.
3. I have sometimes had to keep two of
my lovers from finding out about each other.
4. I get over love affairs pretty
easily and quickly.
5. My lover would get upset if he/she
knew of some of the things Ive done with ocher people.
6. When my lover gets coo dependent on
me, I want to back off a little.
7. I enjoy playing the "game of love"
with a number of different partners.
Storge--Love as friendship
1. I did not realize that I was in love
until I actually had been for some time.
2. I cannot love unless I first had caring
for
awhile.
3. I still have good friendships with
almost everyone with whom I have ever been involved in a love relationship.
4. The best kind of love grows out of
long friendship.
5. It is hard to say exactly when my lover
and I fell in love.
6. Love is really a deep friendship, not
a mysterious. mystical emotion.
7. My most satisfying love relationships
have developed from good friendship.
Pragma--Love as logical and rational
1. I consider what a person is going to
become in life before I commit myself to him/her.
2. I try to plan my life carefully before
choosing a lover.
3. It is best to love someone with a similar
background.
4. A main consideration in choosing a
lover is how he/she reflects on my family
5. An important factor in choosing a partner
As whether or not he/she will be good parent.
6. One consideration in choosing a partner
is how he/she will reflect on my career.
7. Before getting very involved with anyone,
I try to figure out how compatible his/her hereditary background is with
mine in case we ever have children.
Mania--Possessive, dependent love
1. When things aren't right with my lover
and me, my stomach gets upset.
2. When my love affairs break up, I get
so depressed that I have even thought of suicide.
3. Sometimes I get so excited about being
in love that I can't sleep.
4. When my lover doesn't pay attention
to me, I feel sick all over.
5. When I am in love, I have trouble concentrating
on anything else.
6. I cannot relax if I suspect that my
lover is with someone else.
7. If my lover ignores me for a while,
I sometimes do stupid things to get his attention back.
Agape--Altrustic, all giving love
1. I try to use my own strength to help
my lover through difficult times.
2. I would rather suffer myself than let
my lover suffer.
3. I cannot be happy unless I place my
lovers happiness before my own.
4. I am usually willing to sacrifice my
own wishes to let my lover achieve hi& hers.
5. Whatever I own is my lovers
to use as he/she chooses.
6. When my lover gets angry with me, I
still love him/her fully and unconditionally.
7. I would endure all things for
the sake of my lover.