Love Attitude Test | Explore Your Love Foundation

1. What Is the Love Attitude Theory?

The most famous love attitude theory is the "Color Theory of Love" proposed by psychologist John Alan Lee in the 1970s. He believed that love, like color, can be mixed from several basic "primary color" types. Through his research, Lee identified six different love attitude styles, which reflect people's basic tendencies, ways of emotional investment, and core values toward intimate relationships.

These six styles are not entirely mutually exclusive; a person may show a mix of one or several styles at different stages of life or in different relationships. But usually, one dominant style deeply influences how you begin, sustain, and end a relationship.

2. Lee's Color Theory of Love: Three Primary Colors and Three Secondary Colors

Lee compared attitudes toward love to colors and proposed three "primary color" types:

• Eros: Passionate Love - Pursues strong physical attraction and emotional resonance, values appearance and first impressions, and believes in love at first sight. Love is like a flame - intense and full of energy.
• Ludus: Game-Playing Love - Sees love as a game or challenge, dislikes being bound, and enjoys the process of conquest and change. Emotional investment is low, with more emphasis on freedom and fun.
• Storge: Friendship Love - Slowly develops out of deep friendship; the emotion is gentle and stable, emphasizing companionship, trust, and shared life goals. Love is like a stream - mild and lasting.

When these three primary colors mix with one another, three "secondary color" types emerge:

• Pragma: Practical Love - A mix of Eros and Storge. Rational and practical, it weighs the relationship from realistic angles such as the partner's social conditions, family background, and life plans. Love is like a partnership agreement, seeking mutual benefit.
• Mania: Possessive Love - A mix of Eros and Ludus. Wide emotional swings, full of possessiveness and jealousy, intensely craving love yet afraid of losing it. Love is like a roller coaster - full of drama.
• Agape: Devoted Love - Another sublimation of Eros and Storge. Selfless and altruistic, it puts the partner's happiness above one's own without expecting anything in return. Love is like religious devotion.

3. Design Approach of This Test

This test is based on Lee's Color Theory of Love and refers to the core ideas of the "Love Attitudes Scale (LAS)" developed by Clyde Hendrick, Susan Hendrick, and others. However, to avoid copyright issues, we have deeply reconstructed and innovated the questions and scenarios. Through 15 scenario-based questions close to real life, the test comprehensively assesses your tendencies across the six love attitudes from multiple angles - emotional investment, behavioral tendencies, value judgments, and relationship expectations - and ultimately determines your dominant love attitude type.

This test is not a diagnostic tool but a mirror to help you see your true inner needs. Understanding your attitude toward love helps you understand your reaction patterns in intimate relationships, reduce unnecessary self-blame, and communicate more effectively with your partner.

4. Purpose of the Test and Target Audience

This test is suitable for all adults who are curious about their own emotional patterns and hope to improve the quality of their intimate relationships. It is especially suitable for:

• People who repeatedly run into similar troubles in love
• People who want to understand the differences in attitudes toward love between themselves and their partner
• People in the partner-selection stage who want to clarify their own needs
• People interested in the psychology of love who want to explore themselves

5. Scoring and Result Interpretation

Each question is rated from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree) according to how much you agree with the statement. The system calculates your total score on each of the six love attitudes, and the type with the highest score is your dominant love attitude. The result page will explain in detail the behavioral expressions and psychological drivers of that type and provide personalized suggestions for growing your intimate relationship.