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Maslow
HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 / Theories of Love
"Abraham Maslow addressed love in terms of how our needs are met by the other person. His basic premise is that we pair off with those whose love styles fill an unmet childhood need. In other words, Maslow said that if our childhood needs were not met in the basics of survival, safety, food, shelter, love, belonging, and even self-esteem, then we look for an adult companion that can fill those needs for us. It’s like an empty cup from our childhood that our adult partner fills for us. Maslow also said that when all those basic needs are met in childhood, we are attracted to an adult partner who complements our full development into our psychological potential.\n\nIf in your childhood, your survival, safety, food, shelter, love, belonging, and even self-esteem needs were unmet, then you will be attracted to a deficiency lover. Deficiency lovers are lovers who provide the basic level of needs for their partner while having their needs reciprocally met in a similar way. Being lovers meet their partner’s aesthetic, intellectual, and physical needs while reciprocally having their needs met."
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