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Although there are many different explanations of love within psychology, the two theories of love I will explore in this essay will be Hendrick and Hendrick's theory of love (1986) and Sternberg's triangular theory of love.
Hendrick and Hendrick's theory of love contains six different styles which explain how love develops and forms. The six styles are logical style (love is treated as a practical logical decision making process), game playing (this is when love is treated as if it were a game or some kind of competition), the altruistic style (sacrifices are made i.e. putting the other persons happiness first, the erotic style (when partners both desire hedonism and sexual pleasure) and finally the companionate style (when partners share loving affection and friendship with develops over time).
Hogg and Vaughan used Sternberg's theory as they used it to explain different types of love, therefore expanding his theory and ideas', meaning the reliability of the theory is increased.......

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