Love Styles in Couple Relationships: A Literature Review

Love is a fundamental emotion in people’s lives, and also plays a vital role in human health. It is a multifaceted feeling, with different expressions in dif- ferent life contexts. Its polysemy has been widely identified and analysed upon observing how the different styles of experiencing love have different effects on personal and relational health. This article presents a review of lit- erature regarding the influence of the various love styles—identified by Lee —on quality and duration of a love relationship, and how they may be predictors for the health and well-being of partners. Upon analysis of the various reviewed articles, it is recorded that the various love types and styles have different effects on various levels of quality and duration of the rela- tionship between two people. On the basis of the results observed, the authors suggest numerous research priorities in order to facilitate the implementa- tion of knowledge through actions targeted towards relational health and well-being.