... if a desire to be with an attractive other; (2) social, as defined by the need to be in a relationship; or (3) instrumental, or the degree to which the other will help accomplish a task (McCroskey & McCain, 1974). How falling in love occurs, is associated with intense effective states and such intense states have been shown to have a particularly strong influence on ... Aron's (1997) self-expansion model. Despite laid beliefs that opposites sometimes attract the notion that similarities breeds attraction and liking in interpersonal relationships has received voluminous support in the re...

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... ? Love is a powerful and complicated emotion that demands time, loyalty, and understanding. But why do we love? Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle developed different concepts of love to help us justify the love we feel. Eros, is the sexual, intimate and passionate love between two individuals, Agape, is the love of God for a man, or the love of a man ... to the problem of human existence. Fromm's solutions to alienation can only happen through an artfully union with others whether it is our family, our friends or just strangers who help us overcome our pain. Moreover, Wide S...

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... of the stories. In fact both novels seem to use the absence of love to their advantage, heightening the feelings of unhappiness and hardship, which are common themes in Australian literature. My Brother Jack is the story of Australian life as seen through he eyes of Davy Meredith, who grows up in the shadow of his older brother Jack. Davy's displacement ... correspondent, his brother Jack is forced to stay at home which he cannot bear. When Jack asks Davy to 'pull some strings' to help him be transferred overseas to fight the war, Davy originally agrees but does nothing to help. This la...

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... socialized concept of a heterosexual relationship and how it is naturally a sexual one, and there is no hint of friendship within this idea. There is a pattern that I am seeing with the literature that points to sexual attraction being the "big speed bump " in heterosexual friendships, because it is part of gender socialization. For example, in "The Challenge of Sexual Attraction within Heterosexuals ... important. When one goes into a conversation or an interaction, there are certain social norms that they need to follow to make their performance believable, or in Goffman's words valid...

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