It is difficult to talk about a subject until one has the vocabulary to do so. This article provides 6 different terms that we would simply call love, and thus might provide a needed tool for conversation within our community and with partners. The two conversations that immediately come to mind are "love gone wrong" and, if you know me the obvious cooking recipe.
The last category, Philautia or self-love, includes narcissism or this kind of love taken to a dangerous extreme. The Greek definition of Eros also comes with warnings, but I imagine any of these types of love could be taken to extremes.
As to the cooking analogy, a truly exquisite dish will strike on many different flavor notes. By distinguishing the different flavors of love we can distinguish how our relationships have evolved uniquely. Each relationship and its evolving arc is to be respected for what it is in itself. Like an impromptu culinary performance, each is unique and never to be repeated.
posted by Y.H.N.
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