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| connection we establish when we communicate with another person |
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| interpersonal relationship |
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| perception shared by two people of an ongoing connection that results in the development of relational expectations and varies in interpersonal intimacy |
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| degree to which relational partners mutually accept and confirm each other's sense of self |
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| relationship of circumstance |
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| interpersonal relationship that exists because of life circumstances (who your family members are, where you work or study, and so on) |
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| interpersonal relationship you choose to initiate, maintain, and, perhaps, terminate. |
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| degree to which you want to form or maintain an interpersonal relationship |
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| short-term initial attraction |
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| degree to which you sense a potential for developing an interpersonal relationship |
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| long-term maintenance attraction |
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| degree of liking or positive feelings that motivate us to maintain or escalate a relationship |
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| predicted outcome value (POV) |
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| potential for a relationship to confirm our self-image compared to its potential costs |
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| physical nearness to another that promotes communication and thus attraction |
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| nonverbal cues that allow us to asses relationship potential (POV) |
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| liking those that like us |
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| having comparable personalities, values, upbringing, personal experiences, attitudes, and interests. |
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| needs that match; each partner contributes something to the relationship that the other person needs. |
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| degree to which a person is able to influence his or her partner |
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| relationship in which one partner has a greater need for the other to meet his or her needs |
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| interdependent relationship |
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| relationship in which each person has a similar amount of power over the other |
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| complementary relationship |
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| relationship in which power is divided unevenly, with one partner dominating and the other submitting |
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| relationship in which both partners attempt to have the same level of power |
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| competitive symmetric relationship |
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| relationship in which both partners vie for control or dominance of the other |
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| submissive symmetric relationship |
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| relationship in which neither partner wants to take control or make decisions |
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| relationship in which power shifts back and forth between the partners, depending on the situation |
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| power that is based on respect for a person's position |
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| power that comes from our attraction to another person, or the charisma a person possesses |
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| power based on a person's knowledge and experience |
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| power based on a person's ability to satisfy our needs |
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| power based on the use of sanctions or punishments to influence others |
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| persuasive actions taken to get others to comply with our goals |
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| triangular theory of love |
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| theory that suggests that all loving relationships can be described according to three dimensions: intimacy, commitment, and passion |
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| sexual, erotic love based on the pursuit of physical beauty and pleasure |
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| game-playing love based on the enjoyment of another |
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| solid love found in friendships and family, based on trust and caring |
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| obsessive love driven by mutual needs |
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| practical love based on mutual benefits |
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| selfless love based on giving yourself for others |
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| married partners who are interdependent and who exhibit a lot of sharing and companionship |
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| married partners who exhibit sharing and companionship and are psychologically interdependent but allow each other individual space |
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| married partners who support the notion of marriage and family but stress the individual over the couple |
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| married couples in which the husband and wife each adopt a different perspective (traditional, independent separate) on the marriage |
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