Question

Ruby and daniel are close friends and share their innermost thoughts and secrets with each other. they both experience warmth toward each other that arises from feelings of closeness and connectedness. ruby and daniel's relationship, however, lacks passion and long-term commitment. in the context of sternberg's triangular theory of love, ruby and daniel's relationship can best be termed:

Answer 1

In the context of Sternberg's triangular theory of love, Ruby and Daniel's relationship characterized with closeness , sharing innermoust thoughts and secrets and experiencing warmth toward each other, but lacking passion, can best be termed as liking. Liking characterizes true friendships, in which a person feels a bondedness, a warmth, and a closeness with another but not intense passion or long-term commitment.