The Greeks' term for passionate or erotic love. The Greeks' term for a giving, self-sacrificing love. The Greeks' term for friendship or liking. Intimacy and passion are often interwoven in profound relationships, but passion can exist entirely without intimacy in the case of a casual affair. What makes these emotions differ is the way that we interpret what is happening.
Studies show that fear, for example, can increase a man's attraction to a woman.
Sexual arousal produces a physiological state that our culture has taught us to label as love. Sometimes, we can confuse lust with love. Psychologist's say that love in a relationship shifts from passionate love to companionate love. Certain psychologists say that the transformation from passionate to companionate love occurs 6 to 30 months after the relationship begins.