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This article is written by Gary:
How hard is it to say “Love you mate.”?
You love your Mum or your Dad.
You love your wife or partner.
You love running or walking up a hill or Strictly Come Dancing.
You love your son or daughter.
You love your dog or cat.
You love fish & chips or a cup of Yorkshire Gold tea or peppermint tea.
You don’t love your Mum the way you do your partner; and you don’t love your Mum nor your partner in the same way that you love a cup of tea.
Maybe you don’t love any of these?!
Whether you do or don’t, what this illustrates is… there are many different types of love.
Here are the the 8 different types of love according to the Ancient Greeks:
Note in there Philia (/ˈfɪliə/; Ancient Greek: φιλία), often translated as “brotherly love” or “friendship”.
(This is not to be confused with Brother Lee Love. A joke for those of a certain age there. I make no apologies, it made me giggle, 😆).