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Activity 27.1 Passionate Love
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(with permission of E. Hatfield)

In this questionnaire you will be asked to describe how you feel when you are passionately in love. Some common terms for this feeling are passionate love, infatuation, love sickness, or obsessive love.

Please think of the person whom you love most passionately right now. If you are not in love right now, please think of the last person you loved passionately. If you have never been in love, think of the person whom you came closest to caring for in that way. Keep this person in mind as you complete this questionnaire. (The person you choose should be of the opposite sex if you are heterosexual or of the same sex if you are homosexual.) Try to tell us how you felt at the time when your feelings were the most intense.

1

Since I've been involved with __________, my emotions have been on a roller coaster.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
2

I would feel deep despair if __________ left me.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
3

Sometimes my body trembles with excitement at the sight of __________.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
4

I take delight in studying the movements and angles of __________'s body.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
5

Sometimes I feel I can't control my thoughts; they are obsessively on __________.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
6

I feel happy when I am doing something to make __________ happy.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
7

I would rather be with __________ than anyone else.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
8

I'd get jealous if I thought __________ were falling in love with someone else.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
9

No one else could love __________ like I do.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
10

I yearn to know all about __________.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
11

I want __________--physically, emotionally, mentally.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
12

I will love __________ forever.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
13

I melt when looking deeply into __________'s eyes.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
14

I have an endless appetite for affection from __________.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
15

For me, __________ is the perfect romantic partner.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
16

__________ is the person who can make me feel the happiest.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
17

I sense my body responding when __________ touches me.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
18

I feel tender toward __________.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
19

__________ always seems to be on my mind.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
20

If I were separated from __________ for a long time, I would feel intensely lonely.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
21

I sometimes find it difficult to concentrate on work because thoughts of __________ occupy my mind.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
22

I want __________ to know me--my thoughts, my fears, and my hopes.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
23

Knowing that __________ cares about me makes me feel complete.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
24

I eagerly look for signs indicating __________'s desire for me.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
25

If __________ were going through a difficult time, I would put away my own concerns to help him/her out.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
26

__________ can make me feel effervescent and bubbly.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
27

In the presence of __________, I yearn to touch and be touched.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
28

An existence without __________ would be dark and dismal.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
29

I possess a powerful attraction for __________.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true
30

I get extremely depressed when things don't go right in my relationship with __________.
A)Not at all true
B)Moderately true
C)Definitely true





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