Attachment styles
Attachment Style and Relationships
PSY/220
Robert Sternberg states that they are three dimensions of love, which includes passion, intimacy, and commitment. Sternberg constructed the triangle theory of love and based on the levels of passion, intimacy, and commitment. The first component of the triangle theory is, passion. Passion is the component of love that gives individuals the need to want his/her partner, and it reveals the desirability individuals have for each other. When hearing the word passion, people generally associate it with moods of sensual desire and sexual love, which the general association is correct because, these are parts of passion. Passion is a deep feeling whether it is linked with emotional states of affection or animosity. Sternberg believed that passionate love will diminish as the positive force of the relationship is taken over by opposite forces. This idea comes from Solomon's opponent-force theory
The second component of the triangle theory of love is intimacy. Intimacy is the sense of becoming closer to an individual, being able to instill trust, and sharing your private contemplations. Intimacy gives you the opportunity to display feelings of self-love and also you will be able to disclose who you really are to your partner. Intimacy also opens up the gate for you to explore what shared interest or things you may have in common with a person. Sternberg's prediction of this love was that it would diminish as the relationship became less interrupted, thus increasing predictability.
The third component of the triangle theory of love is commitment. Commitment is making the vow to stay in a relationship for a long period of time or even a life time, no matter what issues may arise. Individuals can still be committed to each other without having a sense of love for that individual. Commitment does not require passion or intimacy because being committed is basically making a promise and not breaking it. Sternberg believed that
PSY/220
Robert Sternberg states that they are three dimensions of love, which includes passion, intimacy, and commitment. Sternberg constructed the triangle theory of love and based on the levels of passion, intimacy, and commitment. The first component of the triangle theory is, passion. Passion is the component of love that gives individuals the need to want his/her partner, and it reveals the desirability individuals have for each other. When hearing the word passion, people generally associate it with moods of sensual desire and sexual love, which the general association is correct because, these are parts of passion. Passion is a deep feeling whether it is linked with emotional states of affection or animosity. Sternberg believed that passionate love will diminish as the positive force of the relationship is taken over by opposite forces. This idea comes from Solomon's opponent-force theory
The second component of the triangle theory of love is intimacy. Intimacy is the sense of becoming closer to an individual, being able to instill trust, and sharing your private contemplations. Intimacy gives you the opportunity to display feelings of self-love and also you will be able to disclose who you really are to your partner. Intimacy also opens up the gate for you to explore what shared interest or things you may have in common with a person. Sternberg's prediction of this love was that it would diminish as the relationship became less interrupted, thus increasing predictability.
The third component of the triangle theory of love is commitment. Commitment is making the vow to stay in a relationship for a long period of time or even a life time, no matter what issues may arise. Individuals can still be committed to each other without having a sense of love for that individual. Commitment does not require passion or intimacy because being committed is basically making a promise and not breaking it. Sternberg believed that