What Love Looks Like Outline: Expressions/Experiences of Love: Affective; Intentional Love as a Verb Love is a Choice Affective Love “Affect” here refers to one’s emotional experience of one’s feelings. While all four loves (Storge, Philia, Eros & Agape) can be experienced this way, this is where Storge love is more “felt” – the affection one feels for another. (View blog post on "The Four Loves" for further elaboration on this. ) Some adjectives for this felt love are: Tenderness, gentleness, warmth, closeness, enjoyment, belonging, intimacy, satiation, connectedness, contentment, well-being. Intentional Love Intentional love is being thoughtful: Taking time to study and know the object of our love. Intentional love is being considerate: Choosing to put aside our own conveniences and desires to yield to the other. Intentional love is choosing the good of the other over our own desires, wants and conveniences. Love as a Verb Our love is usually experienced by others thr...
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