Mixtapes Galore

for the soft girls

the exciting and terrifying realization that you're in love with your best friend

"it's a very greek idea, and a very profound one. beauty is terror. whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it." - the secret history

the phases of your first love. the crush, the excitement, the heartbreak

(self-love)// the greeks understood that in order to care for others, we first must learn to care for ourselves, the deep understanding that only once you have the strength to love yourself and feel comfortable in your own skin, will you be able to provide love to others.

(selfless love)// the highest and most radical type of love according to the greeks. a selfless love, a love for humanity, the kind you give without expecting anything in return reflected in charitable acts. it is the purest form of love that is free from desires and expectations.

(long-standing love)//pragma is a love that has aged, matured, & developed over time. it is beyond the physical, it has transcended the casual, & it is a unique harmony that has formed over time.

(obsessive love)// mania love is the type of love that leads a partner into madness and obsessiveness. this person wants to love and be loved to find a sense of self-value. because of this, they can become possessive and jealous lovers, feeling as though they desperately need their partners

(familiar love)// storge is primarily to do with kinship & familiarity. storge is the love parents feel for their children. it is based on natural feelings & effortless love. it is the one that makes you feel secure, comfortable, and safe.

(playful love) // a game-playing or uncommitted love. a person who pursues ludic love may have several conquests but remains uncommitted. the greeks thought of ludus as a playful form of love, for example, the attraction between young lovers.

(friendship love)//the second type of love is philia. the ancient greeks valued philia far above eros because it was considered a love between equals. philia is a type of love that is felt among friends who've endured hard times together, it represents sincere & platonic love. felt among friends who've endured hard times together, it represents sincere & platonic love.

(romantic love)// a romantic, passionate & emotional love based on aesthetic enjoyment. in this type of relationship, love is life's most important thing. in greek myth, it is a form of madness brought about by one of cupid's arrows. the arrow breaches us & we fall in love.