Passionate love (PL) is a central concept in romantic relationships, yet the process through
which it enhances relationship maintenance remains unclear. The current research included�…

This article examines the possibility that romantic love (with intensity, engagement, and
sexual interest) can exist in long-term relationships. A review of taxonomies, theory, and�…

Abstract The Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 85, 756–767, 2003) suggests the existence of two types of passion: harmonious�…

Love feelings can be more intense than desired (eg, after a break-up) or less intense than
desired (eg, in long-term relationships). If only we could control our love feelings! We�…

Research has shown that romantic love can be regulated. We investigated perceptions
about love regulation, because these perceptions may impact mental health and influence�…

With romantic love having long been studied with a focus on the romantic component and
how it is expressed, little is known about what love is as a feeling in romantic relationships�…

This article presents a model of why individuals experience the feeling of passionate love in
intimate relationships. Previous models have been limited because they do not describe the�…

Romantic relationships are, at their core, friendships. As such, it may be the case that
valuing that aspect of the relationship fortifies the romantic relationship against negative�…

This research review based on literature derived from a Pubmed search on the terms
romantic love revealed only 149 studies from 1953 to 2016. These include self-report and�…

Contemporary love theory and research have not identified the unique antecedents,
manifestations, and consequences of romantic or other types of love. Three experiments�…