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Hey everyone. In today’s quiz, we’ll talk about the different types of love that exist between people. We will also consider what a soulmate is and I will try to indicate who of the famous actors is your soul mate. If you are interested in this topic, I invite you to read the text and take the quiz.
So, who is a soulmate? It is a person with whom one has a feeling of deep or natural affinity. This may involve similarity, love, romance, platonic relationships, comfort, intimacy, sexuality, sexual activity, spirituality, compatibility, and trust. In current usage, “soulmate” usually refers to a romantic or platonic partner, with the implication of an exclusive lifelong bond. It commonly holds the connotation of being the strongest bond with another person that one can achieve. It is commonly accepted that one will feel ‘complete’ once they have found their soulmate, as it is partially in the perceived definition that two souls are meant to unite. The term “soulmate” first appeared in the English language in a letter by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1822. Some psychologists state that believing that a soulmate exists specifically for a person is an unrealistic expectation.
There is love between soulmates. It encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the love for food. Most commonly, love refers to a feeling of a strong attraction and emotional attachment. The word “love” can have a variety of related but distinct meanings in different contexts. Many other languages use multiple words to express some of the different concepts that in English are denoted as “love”. One example is the plurality of Greek concepts for “love” which are agape, eros, philia, and storge. Cultural differences in conceptualizing love thus doubly impede the establishment of a universal definition.
There can be different kinds of love between two soul mates. The first is compassionate love. It is sometimes also called altruistic love. It is love that centers on the good of the other. It is distinct from altruism, compassion, and romantic love. The term first emerged in the context of a research meeting at the World Health Organization for developing tools to assess the quality of life to be used in diverse cultures. The group included researchers from all over the world, from both religious and non-religious backgrounds. One of the facets of interest was loving-kindness or love for others. There was considerable discussion of the appropriate wording for this aspect. The Buddhists were not happy with the word ‘love’ but wanted ‘compassion’ to be used, which for them fit the concept. The Muslims in the group (from Indonesia, India, and Turkey) were adamant that compassion was too ‘cold’ and that ‘love’ needed to be there as it brought in the feeling of love. ‘Compassionate love’ was the compromise phrase “.
The second type of love is friendship. It is a relationship of mutual affection between people. In some cultures, the concept of friendship is restricted to a small number of very deep relationships. In others, a person could have many friends, plus perhaps a more intense relationship with one or two people, who may be called good friends or best friends. Other colloquial terms include Best Friends Forever. Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many such bonds. Such features include choosing to be with one another, enjoying time spent together, and being able to engage in a positive and supportive role to one another.
Another type of love worth mentioning here is unconditional love. It is known as affection without any limitations, or love without conditions. This term is sometimes associated with other terms such as true altruism or complete love. Each area of expertise has a certain way of describing unconditional love, but most will agree that it is that type of love that has no bounds and is unchanging. In conditional love, love is “earned” based on conscious or unconscious conditions being met by the lover, whereas in unconditional love, love is given freely to the loved one no matter what. Loving is primary. Conditional love requires some kind of finite exchange, whereas unconditional love is seen as infinite and measureless. Unconditional love should not be confused with unconditional dedication.
One of the most popular types of love is romantic love. It is a feeling of love for or a strong attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions.
Have you found your soulmate yet? Or are you still waiting for the one? Answer twenty questions in this quiz and find out which one of the popular actors is your soulmate.