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Ludus: Playful love

Ludus is known as the “playful love.” However, a better way to describe it is the feeling of
infatuation in the early days of romance. If you’ve been in love before, you know what I’m
talking about. It’s the butterflies in your stomach, the giddiness you feel when you see your love
walk through the door, and the feeling of never wanting to be without them.

Ludus is playful or uncommitted love. It can involve activities such as teasing and dancing, or
more overt flirting, seducing, and conjugating. The focus is on fun, and sometimes also on
conquest, with no strings attached. It’s the child-like and fun kind of love.

If you think about it; this generation loves Ludus more than anything else.

Ludus relationships are casual, undemanding, and uncomplicated but, for all that, can be very
long-lasting. Ludus works best when both parties are mature and self-sufficient. The fluttering
heart and feelings of euphoria; the slightly dangerous sensation.

Problems arise when one party mistakes Ludus for Eros, whereas Ludus is in fact much more
compatible with Philia.

Studies show that when people are experiencing this type of love, their brain is acting much like
it does if it was on cocaine. In other words, your brain is lit up and active just like someone who is
literally high on a drug. It makes you feel alive and excited about life.

Example of Ludus love: Modern love at its finest, Ludus love is best described by thinking of two
people who just want to have fun together, with little need for security or roots.