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What is your Love Personality?

May 16, 2003

Author: Alina Ruigrok - www.love-sessions.com 
 
Article: 
It is an obvious fact that we can learn and know what true 
love is. What we are often not aware of though, is that 
there are different love trends. Does it even matter if we 
understand love trends? If we are in a happy relationship, 
then that means it is all fine, right? Yes and No. 
Although, your love with your partner might run smoothly 
for a while, it can take a turn we often never expect. This 
is why knowing about love trends is helpful. 
 
What may have turned you or your partner on at first, might 
not be a turn on later. How is this possible if they seemed 
so crazy over certain things before? The reason is quite 
simple and reasonable. When we first get involved with 
people, the attraction and lust is so strong (not that it 
would not be later), that the way one seduces the other is 
not truly focused on, but simply instantly appreciated, 
since they are so drawn to one another.  
 
As the relationship proceeds and the bond builds, you will 
start getting in touch with your own style of loving and 
expecting your partner to match up to it. At times, this 
will be just the case. Couples can share the same love 
trend, but at other times, they can differ. If your trends 
do differ, do not look at it as negative, but as a way to 
combine them and form a creative love trend together. It 
should not be one way or the other. There is no such thing 
as the wrong way to love, except for obsession, controlling 
and abuse, of course-which is not love anyway, although 
some feel it is.  
 
How do you even come about recognizing the love personality 
of yours or your partners? It is not difficult, but does 
require quite a bit amount of observation. Start by making 
notes of your romantic qualities and ideas of what great 
romance, sex and seduction is to you. Do you like walks on 
the beach and dining at cozy, romantic restaurants? Or do 
you like setting up your sexual activities by setting up a 
scene and playing along with it, or just going with the 
flow? By knowing what trend you follow, you will then be 
introduced to your romantic identity and know what you need 
from your partner.  
 
There are several types of love trends that you should know 
about. It will help you come to a deeper understanding of 
what type of lover you are and your partner as well. 
People, whose personalities follow the emotional trend, are 
lovers who pay attention more to the meaning behind things, 
instead of the thing itself. A man who does not really care 
for picnics on the beach may still love the event due to 
the intention behind it. He sees the effort his mate put 
into it and sees the love and caring meaning that his mate 
had when the idea was thought of and planned. Emotional 
lovers are sensitive and love sharing with their partners 
and are also very spiritual. They do not hold back from 
expressing their true feelings. 
 
A Creative trend follower on the other hand, may have some 
of the same traits as an emotional lover, but focuses more 
on discovering new things and trying them out, taking risks 
for a bigger thrill. They love to plan and be a part of 
interesting activities with their lovers because they like 
going through adventures and new territories together. 
These types of lovers are found to be quite exciting 
because they seem to be more mysterious and full of 
surprises and imagination. 
 
Then you have the traditional trend follower, who likes to 
follow the rules of what society considers the right way to 
handle a relationship. They believe in having one partner, 
following the dating and romance guides to the point 
(bringing a girl some flowers when picking her up at the 
door for a date, just to mention one). They also believe in 
being organized, being financially responsible and planning 
the events that will take place in their lives with their 
partners. 
 
Those are the main trends that most people fall into 
following. This does not mean that a person who has a 
certain love trend cannot carry qualities from other 
trends, however. It just means they in general carry that 
love personality. There is no trend better than the other 
either. Each trend is unique and interesting in it’s own 
way. When two people follow the same trend, it is fabulous 
because they both know exactly what the other is fond of 
and what to expect as well. There are hardly mixed signals. 
Having different trends is also a wonderful thing. When a 
couple has their individual love personality, it opens the 
door for each one to learn new ways to love expressions and 
can create a great trend combination! 
 
Considering and accepting our partner’s different trend of 
love is extremely important to do. If you do not, it will 
seems like you are just determined to have the romance in 
your relationship to go your way, by your trend. This will 
definitely cause unhappiness and have a very high 
possibility for your mate to back away from romance with 
you, because he or she will feel that there is lack of 
attention towards their needs and trends concerning 
romancing. So remember to be considerate and learn to adapt 
to their ways too.  
 
It feels fabulous when our lover is being considerate of 
our trend, respecting it, following it with us often. You 
cannot be the one always being considered however. You will 
then become what is called a Constant Receiver. Constant 
Receivers are always on the look out for themselves. They 
never look beyond their trend and the needs that are 
involved with it. They always observe whether or not they 
are getting what they need and want from their lovers, and 
if they feel they could be getting more, they grab more. 
What about your partner? What are his or her needs? Have 
you even considered what their trend is about and how you 
can compromise and follow theirs sometimes? Never let these 
questions go unnoticed. If you find yourself being a 
constant receiver, it does not mean you are a bad person, 
but that you have been a little careless. When you realize 
this, stop yourself and look deep down. You will probably 
realize that you are aware of your over receiving, and have 
been so flattered by it that you got carried away. Once you 
have sorted this out, you can start returning the favor 
back to your partner.  
 
Being a Constant Giver also has its down side. Yes, you 
would be always pleasing your partner, but what about you? 
Is having your trend considered not important? Of course it 
is! Do not be too furious with your mate if this happens. 
Just remember what you just learned about Constant 
Receivers. Your mate most likely did not ignore your trend 
needs on purpose, but just got carried away with being 
pampered. After all, you did you create this situation when 
you were over giving! So many people fall under this 
category of giving too much. This is because most people 
believe it is more important to please their lovers than 
having their own needs and wants fulfilled. Caring about 
pleasing your partner is good, but disowning your own 
romantic identity and needs, is not. Get back on track by 
getting your guilt in order first. Know that you should not 
feel guilty for wanting or needing something from your 
partner. You are entitled to having those needs fulfilled. 
You also should not look at giving as the good thing, while 
receiving is the bad thing. They are both good when equally 
exchanged. Start bringing your romantic trend and needs to 
your mate’s attention. You can do this by bringing up a 
good movie that is coming out and letting them know that 
you really want to see it. Re-teach them that they should 
give too, instead of always receiving from you.  
 
Just highlight the fact that there are different love 
trends and that they are all unique and deserve to be 
followed and participated in. As a couple, you will not 
only please each other, but learn more about the other as 
well! As long as you do not forget this and understand the 
importance of an equal share between giving and receiving, 
your combination of love personalities will live in a 
content environment. 
 
Alina Ruigrok is an independent relationship expert for 
http://www.love-sessions.com helping those in need of 
dating, love, relationship, marital, sexual and other 
personal advice through e-sessions. 
 
About the author: 
Alina Ruigrok is an independent relationship expert for 
http://www.love-sessions.com helping those in need of 
dating, love, relationship, marital, sexual and other 
personal advice through e-sessions.

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