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Live Well. Age Well.

Scientists study it, theologians preach about it, songwriters write happy and heartbreaking songs about it—LOVE. There’s true love, tough love, puppy love, and the Greeks took it a step further, with six different words for love. Philautia is love of self; Philia is deep friendship; Ludus is playful love; Pragma is longstanding love, Eros is sexual love; Agape is love for everyone.

Healthy Living has chosen to explore five different types of relationships that involve love this month. These relationships are all special and all are a key to making life better— couples, parental, siblings, longtime friendship, and pets. Love is intangible, but H. Jackson Brown, Jr. says, “Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.”

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