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Compare and contrast passionate and companionate love, and indicate how these relate to Sternberg's triangular theory of love.

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Sternberg's triangular theory of love is discussed and compared to passionate and companionate love.

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Passionate love is a strong desire and excitement for someone you love. It is an attraction for someone so great that you may feel a sexual craving. It is a state of total absorption between two lovers including mood swings, intense emotions (positive and negative) and obsessive thinking. Companionate love is based more on friendship, having common interests and trust between two people. Companaonite love can be as the affection that two people feel for each other when their lives are deeply intertwined. Ideally passionate love can ...

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