"Two major models of romantic love are the caring and the dialogue models. The caring model, which is most suitable to parental love, focuses on the beloved's needs and the need to give without expectation to receive. The dialogue model, which is more suitable for romantic love, focuses on the shared activities, and the need to bring out the best from each other (Ben-Ze'ev, 2019)."
"The dialogue model considers the shared connection between the partners as the bedrock of love and views shared emotional states and joint activities as the foundational features of the connection. The connection amplifies the flourishing of the lovers as well as the flourishing of their relationship (Krebs, 2015). Indeed, a recent study found that higher levels of joint savoring in romantic relationships are positively associated with indicators of relationship well-being and quality of life (Larsen et al., 2025)."
Two major models of romantic love are the caring model and the dialogue model. The caring model suits parental love and emphasizes meeting the beloved's needs without expectation of return. The dialogue model suits romantic love and emphasizes shared activities and bringing out the best in each other. Shared emotional states and joint activities form the bedrock of the connection and amplify both individual flourishing and relationship flourishing. Longer eye fixations indicate interest, including romantic interest. Imagination in love often includes positive illusions, while sexual fantasy plays a more central role in sexuality. Eye contact and smiling initiate and promote romantic dialogue.
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