CMST 2010 : Exam 4 Study Guide
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Types of relationships circumstance relationships with family. coworkers. relationships that form simply because your lives overlap in some way. choice a relationship that you choose. friends, partner, etc. Intelligence and competences is more important for initial attraction especially in romantic relationships. It"s more important to us that our partner is intelligent than our friends. Dimension of romantic relationships passion, commitment, love, intimacy. Passion intense positive feeling towards someone or something. Is not restricted to sexual or sensual, however sexual is a form of passion. Usually is what causes us to begin a relationship with someone. Commitment not a feeling, but a decision. This is one of the things that make relationships last. Love is a feeling based on positive things in a relationship, whereas commitment is simply a decision. Intimacy the feeling of closeness and connection we feel with another person. Thought to be the underlying factor for both passion and commitment.
