FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Middle Ages, Platonic Love
16 Oct 2017
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1200s-1500 (late middle ages: marriage not romantic, a serious matter. 16-1700s romance and passion could be linked to marriage. Today: marriage for love not common in all parts of the world. Romantic/passionate love state of intense longing for union with another. Compassionate love: affection for those with whom our lives are deeply entwined, within 6 to 30 months. 2 components: physical arousal (fast heart beat, attribution of arousal to a person. Misattributions arousal caused by one event attributed to a second event which seems more influential than it really is: eg exercise study-1981, eg bridge study - one bridge steady, one scary. People consistently underestimate a lover"s faults, hold idealized images of their lovers. Seeing our partners as positive and desirable raises our self- esteem. Differences: greater fascination, greater sense of exclusiveness, deep friendships more common and can be a source of conflict in love relationships.
