Four types of Love

I found "What we Talk About When We Talk About Love" to be an interesting portrayal of four different types of "love" relationships. These include the abusive and obsessive love of Ed and Terri, the diminishing and faded love of Mel and Terri, the honeymoon love of Laura and Nick, and the profound and sincere love of the old couple in the accident. The story intricately described the dynamics of each of these forms of love. I believe that Raymond Carver was attempting to juxtapose negative forms of love with positive ones by creating two positive relationships and two negative ones. Overall I found the comparison to be intriguing.