Storge is the love of family. The love a parent has for a child, or a child has for a favourite aunt or uncle. The love a foster parent feels for the children in his or her care, or the love a grandparent feels for the child adopted by his son- and daughter-in-law.
According to the Greeks, storge is the almost unconditional love that certain people feel for others.
This love could have its base in the genetic relation of parents and offspring, or nephew and niece, and everything in between.
Storgic lovers place much importance on commitment. Living together, or maybe even children, are seen as legitimate long term aims for their bond.
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” – Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
However, more modern interpretations of storge also include the love between those who are committed and have a long, meaningful relationship together in which, over time, the physical element has ceased to be a factor – the love of the significant other.
See other: Kinds of Greek Love
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