The document discusses different types of love including romantic love, sexual love, pragmatic love, and self-love. It also covers topics like the purposes and stages of dating, saying no on a date, and common STDs. Students are instructed to complete various activities and assignments related to understanding love, relationships, and healthy dating.

1. Text
Read: Pg. 156-60
Do: Review #7 & 8, pg. 164
Types of Love
Journal
The ABCs of Love: Write the
alphabet down the side of your
paper. For each letter write a
word the describes love.

2. What does love
mean to you?
Write it down on a heart.
After we’ve discussed the
responses, staple it on the
bulletin board as the
border.

3. The Giving Tree
By: Shel Silverstein

4. • How would you describe the
kind of love the tree had?
• How would you describe the
kind of love the boy had?

5. Love vs.
•
I nf at uat ion
Happens quickly • Grows slowly
• Short-lived • Long lasting
• Physical thrills • Trust
• Jealousy • More realistic
• Rush to marry • More thoughtful

6. Love vs.
Inf atuation
• Each group will divide the
statements about love into
two piles.
–Infatuation
–Love
• Divide into groups of 4-5.

7. Ladder of Love
• Mature love for others• Love for humankind, very unselfish love.
• Love for children • Unselfish love with ability to love without
expecting anything in return.
• Love for the opposite • Begins with interest in the other sex and
sex continues throughout life.
• Love for someone the • Role model and exemplified what you
same sex, older wanted to become.
• Love for same sex • Close friend of the same age and sex.
friend
• First love outside the • You had fun with this person and loved
family him for the times shared.
• Love of other • Love of a relative which brought a special
relatives sense of security.
• Love for secondary • This person met your needs and cared
caregiver for you. Usually your father.
• Love for primary • Your primary caregiver (usually mother).
caregiver • Until you love yourself, you cannot
• Self-love truly love another.

8. Types of Love
• Romantic Love • Companionship Love
– Puppy Love – A love typically found in
• Sexual Love good friendships.
– The intimate expression of • Altruistic Love
love. – Selfless love or concern
• Pragmatic Love for the spouse.
– A rational, reasoning kind of • Manic Love
love. – A crazy, possessive,
• Platonic Love jealous kind of love.
– The spiritual and intellectual • Self-Love
relationship between a man – An egotistic, narcissistic
and a woman. kind of love.
In an ideal marital relationship, you would experience all types of
love, everyday. However, until you are married, you can still
experience most types of love with a variety of people.

9. Look at your
“ABCs of Love.”
What types of love were
the characteristics you
listed?

10. Handout
A Love Attitude Inventory

11. Dat ing Review
• Purposes of dating
– Socialization
– Recreation
– Mate Selection
• Stages of Dating
1. Gushy
2. Playing Games
3. Goal-Oriented
• Love Curves
– Dislike, Indifference, attraction,
infatuation, love, enduring love

12. Dat ing Review
• How to say no
– Just say no, ignore the comment, leave.
– Make an excuse, change the subject.
– Turn it into a joke, act surprised, make different
plans
– Express feelings for them, return challenge
• STDs
– Chlamydia
– Gonorrhea
– Syphilis
– Herpes
– Genital Warts
– HIV

13. I nt er net
• Types of Love Quiz
• Dating Review