How do we distinguish the different types of relationships in our lives and what to call them?

Question

Like I knew this girl and for the person she was I really liked her, she was really sweet and I felt a kind of affection for her, she was beutifull but not in a conventinal way, I was obsessed with making our relationship as good as it can be. I wasn't attracted to her in any otherway and when she got a boyfreind who didn't even speak english and then she ignored me I got insanley jealous. Some people might say I that I was in love with her and some may destinguish the difference between loving someone and being in love for some reason in makes a difference. Of course I love her in the way that I care about her and I really respect her so I guess it comes down to the individual to label there own emotions?

Answer 1

Australian demographer Bernard Salt described relationships like cars:

* The sports car: Looks good and feels fun (teenage/young adult boyfriend or girlfriend)
* The station wagon: Looks dependable and family focussed (marriage partner)
* The Kombi: Looks soulful and itinerant (the second marriage or post-marital relationship later in life)