: Attraction to the person's psychological essence. While deeper than sensuality, sentimentality is prone to "idealization"—seeing an image of the person rather than the reality.
: Authentic love requires affirming the personhood of the other. Wojtyła argues that because humans possess free will and reason, they cannot be used as mere objects of gratification. The Components of Love love and responsibility john paul ii pdf
Wojtyła identifies two primary ways people relate to each other: : Attraction to the person's psychological essence
: Attraction to the body or "sexual values". While natural, sensuality is "blind" to the whole person and can lead to objectification if not integrated. love and responsibility john paul ii pdf
Wojtyła breaks down love into three developmental stages that must be integrated to reach maturity: