Is this love? (With Videos)

Is this love?

There are many types of love. There is "romantic" or "passionate" love that is exciting and emotional. The heart beats faster, you feel all aflutter and electric sparks fly when you see the person you love. This kind of love has wonderful highs, but it also has lows that are painful and can almost be described as physical pain. This kind of love can either die out or mature into "mature love" or "companionate love" which is thought to be the kind with real staying power.

Mature love is a blending of friendship, physical attraction, sexual desire, companionship and commitment. The couple are friends and lovers. Both partners really care about each other's well-being as well as their own, they are respectful to each other and themselves, honest, loyal, open, considerate, understanding, accepting of each other and are close physically and emotionally.

Mature love is the type that lasts - but needs hard work to grow and get better. Both partners know that for their relationship to work they need to be committed to the relationship and each other and work together for success.