220Emotion R Egu lation Handout 6   (p. 7 of 10)
Love Words
love attraction enchantment limerence sympathy
adoration caring fondness longing tenderness
affection charmed infatuation lust warmth
arousal compassion kindness passion
desire liking sentimentality
Prompting 
ev
ents for Feeling Love
• •A person:
• •Offers or gives you something you want, 
need, or desire.
• •Does things you want or need.
• •Does things you particularly value or admire.
• •Feeling physically attracted to someone.
• •Being with someone you have fun with.• •You spend a lot of time with a person.
• •You share a special experience with a person.
• •You have exceptionally good communication with a person.
• •Other: 
  
Interpretations of ev ents That Prompt Feelings of Love
• •Believing that a person loves, needs, or appreciates you.
• •Thinking that a person is physically attractive.
• •Judging a person’s personality as wonderful, pleasing, or attractive.
• •Believing that a person can be counted on, or will always be there for you.
• •Other:  
B
iological Changes and 
ex
periences of Love
• •When you are with or thinking about someone:
• •Feeling excited and full of energy.
• •Fast heartbeat.
• •Feeling self-
 
confident.
• •Feeling invulnerable.
• •Feeling happy, joyful, or exuberant.
• •Feeling warm, trusting, and secure.
• •Feeling relaxed and calm.• •Wanting the best for a person.
• •Wanting to give things to a person.