Compassionate love

It is closely related to the construct of unlimited love that has been expounded by Stephen G. Post.

[2] The term first emerged in the context of a research meeting at the World Health Organization (WHO) for developing tools to assess quality of life to be used in diverse cultures.

[4] Scientific research on compassionate love began to emerge after a 1999 conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that brought together several key theorists and researchers and produced an edited book reflecting major ideas.

[5] According to Underwood's framework, which has informed a substantial portion of the scientific research, 5 key and defining features of compassionate love are:[6] Underwood's approach was incorporated in the initial funding for scientific research on compassionate love, based on a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by Fetzer Institute in 2001.

Post edited a scholarly book that described many scientific findings related to compassionate love, altruism, and health.