In our earlier discussion, we learned about the ten different types of love which can be with couples, animals, children, animals or even community. Under data analysis, we will be discussing and analyzing different aspects of love using data collected from a love survey cutting across both gender male and female. The sample size consisted of 50 persons consisting of 21 males and 29 females all of them residing in the United States.

Introduction to Data Analysis

In our earlier discussion, we learned about the ten different types of love which can be with couples, animals, children, animals or even community. Under data analysis, we will be discussing and analyzing different aspects of love using data collected from a love survey cutting across both gender male and female. The sample size consisted of 50 persons consisting of 21 males and 29 females all of them residing in the United States.

Part I: Descriptive Statistics

Descriptive statistics offers a summary of a given data set which quantitatively summarizes and describes characteristics of a collection of data and information (Amrhein, 2019). Our objective here is to understand how different type of love is spread across gender, age, race among other variables.

1. Gender Statistics

The sample size consisted of 50 respondents. A majority of the research respondents (58%) were female while males were 42%. These statistics summarized in Table 1 above. Out of this sample, 66% were heterosexual or straight, 20% were bisexual, 4% were pansexual, 4% were queer, 2% were asexual zero % were gay zero % per cent lesbian and 4% we none of the above. These statistics is summarized in Table 2 below.

1. Race/Ethnicity Statistics Summary 

A majority of the respondents 72% were whites, 10 % were Hispanic or Latino, 6% were Asian, 6% were multiracial or multiethnic, 4% were black or African American and 2% were Native American or Alaska Natives. These statistics are summarized in Table 3 above.

Part II. Experience with Love

The study sought to analyze whether the respondents have experienced a love relationship before. A majority of respondents (64%) confessed to having experienced a love relationship at least 1 to 2 times in their life while 34% stated they have experienced love at 3 to 5 times in the life while 2% of the respondents stated they have experienced love more than 10 times. These statistics are summarized in Table 4 below.

The study wanted to ascertain whether the respondent knew love when they saw it. 57% of the respondents stated they can know love when they see it while 43% stated they don’t know love when they see it. These statistics are summarized in Table 5 below.

Based on the respondent experience and understanding of love, the study sought to understand how long it takes to fall in love. A majority of the respondents (28%) stated it takes 3 to 4 months, 22% stated it takes 1 to 2 months, 18% stated it takes 5 to 6 months, 12 % stated it takes less than a month, 8% stated it takes 6 to 8 months, 4% stated people fall in love immediately, 4% stated it takes more than a year, 2% stated it takes less than a week while 2% stated it takes 9 to 12 months. These statistics are summarized in Table 6 below.

Majority of the respondents (66%) stated that they believe in love at first sight while 34% stated that they don’t believe in love from the first sight. These statistics are summarized in Table 7 below.

Further, 70% of the respondents stated that soul mates exist while 30% stated that soul mates do not exist. These statistics are summarized in Table 8 below.

On average, 80 % of the respondents stated that love is defined as an intense feeling of deep affection while 20% thought otherwise. These statistics are summarized in Table 9 below.

Majority of the respondent (54%) stated that their intensity of love is the same with their friend as they have with their lovers while 46% stated otherwise. These statistics are summarized in Table 10 below.

Majority of the respondents (60%) stated that sex differentiates the type of love they have with their friends versus their lovers and 40% thought otherwise. These statistics are summarized in Table 11 below.

Further, 30% of the respondents stated that they can have sex with their friends and still intimately love their partners/husband/wife/lover. These statistics are summarized in Table 12 below.

A majority of the respondents (84%) stated that monogamy is realistic in a loving relationship while 16% thought otherwise. These statistics are summarized in Table 13 below.

The study wanted to examine whether the respondents can have an affair and still love their wife/husband/partner and 28% of them stated they can have an affair while 72% thought otherwise. These statistics are summarized in Table 14 below.

Further, 61% of the responded stated that love is everlasting while 39% stated that love is not everlasting. These statistics are summarized in Table 15 below.

The study wanted to examine whether the respondents can live a happy life and be in love without marriage. 48% agree, 40% strongly agree, 6% neither agree nor disagree, 4% disagree and 2% strongly disagree. These statistics are summarized in Table 16 below.

Further, 58% of the respondents stated that they can intimately love more than one person at a time while 42% stated otherwise. These statistics are summarized in Table 17 below.

The respondents were asked whether love is important to individuals as a person and 46% strongly agree, 42% agree, 8% disagree, and 4% neither agree nor disagree. These statistics are summarized in Table 18 below.

Respondents were asked if they can intimately love without having sex. A majority of the respondents (46%) agree, 34% strongly agree, 12% neither agree nor disagree and 8% disagree. These statistics are summarized in Table 19 below.

Also, asked whether love is hard to find, a majority of the respondents (38%) stated its moderate, 32% stated it’s a great deal, and 30% stated a lot. These statistics are summarized in Table 20 below.

The research wanted to ascertain whether the respondents have that special person and 86% of the respondents stated that special person exists while 14% stated they have no special person. These statistics are summarized in Table 21 below.

Asked whether sex is important in a relationship, 40% of the respondent stated that its somewhat important, 36% stated that it’s very important, 12% stated that it’s extremely important and another 12% stated it’s not so important. These statistics are summarized in Table 22 below.

Part III: Experience with Different Types of Love

Asked whether they have ever felt a parent-to-child love, a majority of the respondents (34%) stated they have felt it a great deal, 20% stated they have felt it a lot,  20% stated they have felt it a moderate amount, 14% stated they have felt it a little and 12% stated none at all. These statistics are summarized in Table 23 below.

The study wanted to examine whether the respondents have experienced agape love. 36% of the respondents stated they have experienced it a lot, 24% stated they have experienced it a great deal, 20% stated they have experienced it moderately, 14% stated they have experienced it a little while 6% stated they have experienced none at all. These statistics are summarized in Table 24 below.

The study wanted to examine whether the respondents have experienced love for a friend also referred to as philia love. A majority of the respondents (58%) stated they are likely to experience, 34% stated that they are very likely while 8% stated they unlikely to experience. These statistics are summarized in Table 25 below.

Asked whether they practice self-love, 58% of the respondent were average, 26% of the respondents were below average and 16% were above average. These statistics are summarized in Table 26 below.

The study wanted to examine how respondents love their parents. A majority of the respondents (50%) stated they love their parents a great deal, 24% stated they love their parents a lot, 16% stated they love their parents moderately, 6% stated they love their parents a little and 4% state they do not love their parents at all. These statistics are summarized in Table 27 below.

The study also wanted to analyze whether respondents love animals. A majority of the respondents (66%) stated they love animals a great deal, 16% stated they love animals a lot, 10% stated they love animals moderately and 8% stated they love animals a little. These statistics are summarized in Table 28 below.

A majority of the respondents (58%) strongly agree that enduring love for another person is realistic, 40% agree that enduring love for another person is realistic, 2% disagree that enduring love for another person is real. These statistics are summarized in Table 29 below.

A majority of the respondent (36%) agreed to have experienced Mania’s love which universal between two people in love, 26% disagreed to have experienced mania’s love, 14% neither agreed nor disagreed while 16% strongly agreed and 8% of the respondents strongly disagree. These statistics are summarized in Table 30 below.

The respondents were asked whether they have ever experienced intimate love. 56% of the respondents stated they are very likely, 24% stated they are likely, 14% stated they are unlikely and 6% stated they are very unlikely. These statistics are summarized in Table 31 below.

The research wanted to ascertain whether the respondents have experienced child love before and whether this form of love is positive or negative based on their life experience. A majority of the respondents (42%) stated child love experience is positive, 28% stated that child love experience is negative, 24% stated child love experience is very positive and 6% stated that child love experience is very negative. These statistics are summarized in Table 32 below.

Analysis of the Research Findings

From the data findings, it’s evident that the respondents practiced one or more form of love. A majority of the respondents (66%) stated they love animals a great deal. This figure was even above the enduring love for another person (58%), love for a friend (58%), intimate love (56%) and child love (42%). Studies recommend that the level of human empathy and love is unrelated to species but instead it has to do with the perceived vulnerability and helplessness.  Further, ordinary love we feel for animals can be compared to the love we feel and express to our children. We impetuously love and care for animals and desire to support and help them because we perceive them to be incapable to help themselves easily. However, our discernments of adult individuals is that they are in a position to speak up and defend their freedoms or rather defend themselves from any danger. This is not the case for animals and children who are totally at the mercies of others for food, shelter and protection. Further, both animals and children demonstrate an innocence that we as human feel compelled to safeguard against internal and external threats (Gardner, 2020).

Sex and intimacy are believed to strengthen the bond between two intimate people and it enhances love, affection and closeness. 60% of the respondents stated that sex differentiates the type of love they have with their friends versus their lovers and 40% thought otherwise. 56% of the respondents stated they are very likely to experience intimate love. Friendship love and intimate love sometimes it’s challenging to define. For philia, Aristotle or friendship as a virtue is most important with a perception of living. In the case of love for friends, they (friends) must possess the goodwill to one another and wish good things and fortunes to each other. Intimate love and friendship might be similar and figuring out whether someone has intimate love with you or treats you just a friend may be challenging. An intimate love that began as a great friendship is likely to transition to an intimate relationship, however, if you have been in friendship status for a long time, it may be challenging to transition into intimate love (Ben-Zeev, 2012).

Comparisons between different forms of love are easy when one form of love scarcely exists and such comparison may be challenging when profound love exists in both types. In such instances of profound love, the differences between two forms of love are more evident and any form of comparison may lack meaning. If we look at the parental love versus intimate love, parental love is irrespective the number of kids a parent can love simultaneously and it’s greater than the number of people a person can love intimately all at once. Even though the emotional connection is often deeper in parental love than in intimate love, this might not be the case always. Further, these are different forms of love some of the features of which are not analogous (Ben-Zeev, 2012).

References

Amrhein, V. et al. (2019). Inferential statistics as descriptive statistics: There is no replication crisis if we don’t expect replication. The American Statistician, 73(sup1), 262-270.

Ben-Zeev, A. (2012). Psychology Today; In the Name of Love. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/in-the-name-love/201201/mommy-do-you-love-me-much-you-love-your-mommy

Gardner, A. (2020). People Who Love Animals More Than People: Psychology of Empathy. Retrieved from: https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/love/people-who-love-animals-more-than-people-psychology-of-empathy/

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