COMM 3523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Casual Dating, Physical Chemistry
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Love relationships are conceptualized based on three dimensions: intimacy, commitment, passion. Each of these dimensions represent a side of the triangle, resulting in 8 love relationship types. The 3 dimensions are said to reflect unique biological systems controlling our needs for: attraction, attachment, lust. Non love low levels of intimacy, passion, and commitment. Liking high levels of intimacy, but low levels of passion and commitment. Infatuated high levels of passion, but low levels of intimacy and commitment: one-night stand, crush. Empty high level of commitment, but low levels of intimacy and passion: couples that want to be divorced, some sibling relationships, arranged marriage. Companionate low level of passion, but high levels of commitment and intimacy: low-passion romantic relationships, parent-child relationships. Fatuous high levels of commitment and passion, but low levels of intimacy: non-communicative relationships, fuck buddies. Romantic high levels of intimacy and passion, but low levels of commitment: what are we? , casual dating.
