Spinoff Thread: Triangular Theory of Love - What's Your Ideal?

[notwhoiusedtobe]

The triangular theory of love is a theory of love developed by psychologist Robert Sternberg. In the context of interpersonal relationships, "the three components of love, according to the triangular theory, are an intimacy component, a passion component, and a decision/commitment component."[1]

1. Intimacy – Which encompasses feelings of attachment, closeness, connectedness, and bondedness.
2. Passion – Which encompasses drives connected to both limerence and sexual attraction.
3. Commitment – Which encompasses, in the short term, the decision to remain with another, and in the long term, plans made with that other.

"The amount of love one experiences depends on the absolute strength of these three components, and the type of love one experiences depends on their strengths relative to each other."[2] Different stages and types of love can be explained as different combinations of these three elements; for example, the relative emphasis of each component changes over time as an adult romantic relationship develops. A relationship based on a single element is less likely to survive than one based on two or three elements.

Which one ya'll rolling with?

#GMB, is this all ?


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[Dwolf]

You made this complicated
Am I suppose to pick where I am on the chart or something?

 

[ManxOfxThexYear]

This shyt is confusing as fukk, someone send this shyt to the bushes

 

[notwhoiusedtobe]

You made this complicated
Am I suppose to pick where I am on the chart or something?

No, you pick your ideal. Supposedly, a lot of men don't want intimacy so maybe you just want passion. You tell me

 

[Dwolf]

No, you pick your ideal. Supposedly, a lot of men don't want intimacy so maybe you just want passion. You tell me

Hmmmmmmm, well imo, most people get passion and intimacy mixed up. Like just because a guy wants to fukk, doesn't mean he likes you and vice versa.
The ideal would be commitment.

 

[notwhoiusedtobe]

This shyt is confusing as fukk, someone send this shyt to the bushes

It's a chart. You telling me the only people who would understand a chart are the certs brehs in Higher Learning?

 

[notwhoiusedtobe]

Hmmmmmmm, well imo, most people get passion and intimacy mixed up. Like just because a guy wants to fukk, doesn't mean he likes you and vice versa.
The ideal would be commitment.

But commitment alone, according this theory, is empty love. Meaning, you're together because of your kids, your finances or what have you, not because there's passion or intimacy or both

 

[Giselle]

The one in the middle which includes all 3. lol

Consummate love.

 

[Dwolf]

But commitment alone, according this theory, is empty love. Meaning, you're together because of your kids, your finance, or what have you, not because there's passion or intimacy or both

Hmmmm if we just picking 2 then I say commitment and intimacy. Any combination of passion seems like its going to end in disaster to me

The one in the middle which includes all 3. lol

Consummate love.

You have better chances of hitting the lotto. Choose 2.

 

[notwhoiusedtobe]

The one in the middle which includes all 3. lol

Consummate love.

If you had to choose, though, and you could only have two, which one would you choose?

 

[Giselle]

If you had to choose, though, and you could only have two, which one would you choose?

Companionate.

Some combos sound like cheating would go on, so maybe I'd rather be single.

 

[jeh]

Triangular Theory of Love tries to use it's categorization/characterization of forms of intimacy to explain the success/fail rate of a relationship. Considering a relationship can be ruined and prospered with words alone, whether they are true or not, let alone actions by individuals... is 'nuff said. I would personally never confine my relationship to any theory of love, for then it becomes suited to those confines.

 

[KOOL-AID]

Fatuous Love

 

[Vice Queen]

Romantic love, so that we can go sleep with other people in peace.

 

[The Mad Titan]

1. Intimacy – Which encompasses feelings of attachment, closeness, connectedness, and bondedness.

   
   
   Consummate love actually