Examining the tendencies of infidelity and forgiviness in romantic relations within the context of attitudes related to love

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between love attitudes (eros, ludus, storge, mania, pragma and agape), infidelity and forgiveness. The participants of the study consisted of 500 adults aged between 19 and 65, 305 (61%) female and 195 (39%) male. Demographic Information Form, LAS- Love Attitudes Scale, Infidelity Tendency Scale and Heartland Forgiveness Scale were used. In this study, in which the relational screening model was used, the data obtained from the participants were analyzed with multiple linear regression analysis and One Way MANOVA. According to the findings obtained as a result of the research, ludus and eros love attitudes predict the tendency of infidelity, and mania and eros love attitudes predict the tendency to forgiviness. According to the gender, male participants adopt love attitudes such as mania, agape and ludus more than female participants. Lastly according to the romantic relationship, the agape love attitudes of the married participants were found to be significantly higher than the other participants.