AS VALENTINE’S Day ap-
proaches on Feb. 14, thoughts of
love are on more and more minds.
But love is no simple matter to
understand.

There are two kinds of love, ac-
cording to Richard Wessler,
chairman of the Psychology
Department at Pace University .in
Pleasantville, N.Y.

. One type is called mature love.
This is when two pcople share sim-
- ilar. goals, responsibilities and in-
terests, such as reading, travelling
and raising children.

A variation of mature love is a
person's affinity for popular fig-
ures, such as a movie star or rock
musician, and sports teams like the
Edmonton Oilers.

The second kind of love, often
assoicated with Valentine’s Day,
Wessler continued, is the romantic
type.

Romantic love is a feeling be-
tween two people fueled by passion
and sexual attraction. The: big
problem; “with romantic love is that
it fizzles out quickly. . .

So to. help -keep . these special

mo simple
to understand

feelings alive, people give cach
other gifts of romantic products.
The products bought by the
romantic consumer range from
sexy lingerie to heartspeckied
underwear.

There are some very serious
reasons for giving silly gifts like
these, according to Wessler, One
reason a person may give a roman-
tic gift is to sustain the romantic
fove that could be disappearing be-
{ween a newly paired couple. :

Another reason is to revive the
romantic love that might be wan-
ing between a couple in a long-
standing relationship.

“A partnership may also give a
romantic gift'to communicate his
or her: feelings and send an unmis-
takable symbol of passion,”’ said
Wessler.

He explained that people find
written and verbal expression dif-
ficult so they head to upscale
stores to buy professionally
designed products.

These products, which include
everything from  heart-covered
socks and neckties to jewelery,

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crystal and china, look attractive,
are usually higher in quality than
what an individual can create by
him or herself, and take less time
to make.

The psychology professor went

on to explain that many years ago.

his grandfather would have written
a letter or love poem to reveal his
innermost thoughts to a special
person.

Today, however, writing an ex-
piessive note or poem is viewed as
odd and takes up too much of per-
son’s time.

One way romantic lovers imply
the thought of Jove, without hav-
ing to say or write it and make any
commitment, is by using the heart
as a symbol.

The symbol allows people in the
stage of romantic love to express
what's on their minds without
making any long-term promises,
Wessler said.

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