Abstract
This article highlights a somewhat neglected aspect of love (and of emotions in general): their complexity. We suggest distinguishing between three major related types of emotional complexity: emotional diversity, emotional ambivalence, and emotional behavior. The notion of emotional complexity has far-reaching implications for understanding emotions and our wellbeing. This is illustrated by examining the notion of emotional complexity in two common yet complex phenomena in the romantic realm: romantic compromises and polyamory.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 98-116 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Keywords
- compromise
- diversity
- love
- polyamory
- romantic complexity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Philosophy
- General Psychology