Love is a good feeling

"Am I in love?"

"Is this what love feels like?"

Have you ever asked these questions? For some people, these questions arise when a relationship is on the cusp of becoming something real.

Other people find themselves puzzling about love in their long-term relationships: "Is this feeling love?" "Do I still love my partner?" "Does my partner still love me?"

To really know what love is, we need to 1) recognize its different versions, and 2) be able to describe exactly what people feel whenever they feel love.

Most existing research has focused on the former, adding clarity to how different types of love differ from each other. Surprisingly little research has focused on the latter, making the recent research by Xia and colleagues (2023), out of the University of Alabama, an exciting advancement in relationship science.

Love Comes in Different Forms

Anyone who has loved a grandparent, a teacher, or a romantic partner knows that "love" comes in many forms.

The field of relationship science has devoted considerable energy to articulating th

love is a great feeling

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