Editing Triangular theory of love (section)

== Influences ==
Of the multiple different early and later theories of love, there are two specific early theories that contribute to and influence Sternberg's theory.

The first is a theory presented by Zick Rubin named The Theory of Liking vs. Loving. In his theory, to define romantic love, Rubin concludes that attachment, caring, and intimacy are the three main principles that are key to the difference of liking one person and loving them. Rubin states that if a person simply enjoys another's presence and spending time with them, that person only likes the other. However, if a person shares a strong desire for intimacy and contact, as well as cares equally about the other's needs and their own, the person loves the other.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rubin|first=Zick|title=Measurement of Romantic Love|journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|volume=16|issue=2|pages=265–273|doi=10.1037/h0029841|pmid=5479131|year=1970|citeseerx=10.1.1.452.3207}}</ref> In Sternberg's theory, one of his main principles is intimacy. It is clear that intimacy is an important aspect of love, ultimately using it to help define the difference between compassionate and passionate love.

The second, presented by [[John Alan Lee|John Lee]], is the [[Color wheel theory of love|color wheel model of love]]. In his theory, using the analogy of primary colors to love, Lee defines the three different styles of love: Eros, Ludus, and Storge. Most importantly within his theory, he concludes that these three primary styles, like the making of complementary colors, can be combined to make secondary forms of love.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Colors of Love|last=Lee|first=John A.|publisher=Prentice-Hall|year=1976|location=New York}}</ref> In Sternberg's theory, he presents, like Lee, that through the combination of his three main principles, different forms of love are created.

Sternberg also described three models of love, including the [[Charles Spearman|Spearmanian]], [[Godfrey Thomson|Thomsonian]], and [[Louis Leon Thurstone|Thurstonian]] models. According to the Spearmanian model, love is a single bundle of positive feelings. In the Thomsonian model, love is a mixture of multiple feeling that, when brought together, produce the feeling. The Thurstonian model is the closest to the triangular theory of love, and posits that love is made up of a set of feelings of approximately equal importance that are best understood on their own rather than as an integrated whole. In this model, these various factors contribute simultaneously to the experience of love, and can be disconnected from each other.<ref>Sternberg, R.. [http://pzacad.pitzer.edu/~dmoore/psych199/1986_sternberg_trianglelove.pdf "A Triangular Theory of Love."] ''Psychological Review.'' American Psychological Association, Inc., 1986.</ref>