Presenting a Theory of Romance: Parts: 1. Pure love 2. Sexual attraction 3. Commitment 1+2 = Infatuation 1+3 = Deep friendship 2+3 = Fwb's 1+2+3 = Romantic love
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Hmm so one confusion is that there appears to be a distinct felt sense of romantic love independently of how committed you are to a person. People fall out of romantic love while staying committed, people have romantic love while being unable to commit.
It also depends a bit on what you mean by "commitment" - e.g. poly people are certainly capable of experiencing romantic love without a monogamous commitment.
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I also feel like I have a potential example of 1 + 2 + at least as much 3 as FwB, but the love experienced is still closer to a deep friendship than romance.
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Like there seems to be a sort of Deep Friendship With Benefits which doesn't include romantic love, and I can't quite tell what romantic love *does* above and beyond that, but it's at very least a feeling that can develop after that, and possibly never does.
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