Question

Penelope is describing her marriage of 15 years: my husband and i were eating breakfast the other day. neither of us was talking, both of us just reading and thinking our own thoughts. but it was a very comfortable, companionable silence, and i love it! what aspect of their relationship does this illustrate? question 21 options:

Answer 1

The best answer here is "affectionate love" - also called companionate love, a kind of love when two people are looking for each other's presence, but don't necessarily have strong feelings of physical attraction (this would be passionate love). Affectionate love is more typical of long-term relationships, while passionate love is more typical of short-term relationships.