love and communication in intimate relationships
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Love and Communication in Intimate Relationships
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What is Love?
• Difficult to define
– Special attitude with behavioral and emotional components
– Different things to different people
– Difficult to measure
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Rubin’s Love Scale
• 13-item questionnaire
• 3 components of love– Attachment– Caring– Intimacy
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Types of Love: Passionate Love
• Passionate Love
– Also known as romantic love or infatuation– Intense psychological feelings– Generalized physiological arousal– Strong sexual desire– Avoid conflict– Feelings of completeness– Short-lived
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Types of Love: Companionate Love
• Companionate Love
– Less intense than passionate love– Friendly affection & deep attachment– Familiarity & tolerance for short-comings– More enduring than passionate love
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Sternberg’s Triangular Theory
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Sternberg’s Triangular Theory
• Passion, Intimacy, & Commitment are the three love components– Passion builds then fades– Intimacy & Commitment continue to build– Variations in components yield different kinds
of love• Intimacy alone = friendship• Passion alone = infatuation• Commitment alone = empty love
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Lee’s Styles of Loving
• Romantic (eros)
• Game-playing (ludus)
• Possessive (mania)
• Compassionate (storge)
• Altruistic (agape)
• Pragmatic (pragma)
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Lee’s Styles of Loving
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Falling in Love
• The chemistry of love– Neurotransmitters
• Norepinephrine• Dopamine• Phenylethylamine (PEA)• Oxytocin
– Endorphins– Loss of romantic love and neurotransmitter
withdrawal
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Falling in Love: Proximity
• Proximity
– Mere exposure effect
– Familiarity breeds predictability which leads to greater comfort
– Greater proximity often reflects shared interests
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Falling in Love: Similarity
• Similarity– Level of physical attractiveness– Age, educational status, and religion– Race and ethnicity
• Why Similarity?• Share similar interests & activities• Communicate better• Confirm own views & experiences• Supportive of values & beliefs
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Role of Similarity in Relationships
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Role of Similarity in Relationships
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Falling in Love: Reciprocity
• Reciprocity
– When someone shows they like us, we tend to like them back
– Increases in self-esteem
– Increases likelihood of relationship enduring
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Falling in Love: Physical Attractiveness
• Physical Attractiveness
– Belief that “What’s beautiful is good”– Status by association– Most important in early stages– May be an indicator of physical health– Heterosexual males place greater emphasis
on physical attractiveness
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Falling in Love: How willing are you. . .?
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Attachment
• Attachment: Intense emotional tie
• Adult attachments are influenced by our attachment to caregiver in infancy– Attachment Style (Ainsworth)
• Secure attachment• Insecure attachment• Anxious-Ambivalent attachment
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Attachment
• Attachment styles in Adulthood
– Paired couples often are similar in their attachment styles
– Attachment style affects interaction in relationship
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Attachment Styles and Relationships
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Issues in Loving Relationships
• Relationship between love & sex– Relationship between the two is not always
clear• Consider “hook-ups” and “friends with
benefits”– Questions to ask:
• Does sexual intimacy deepen a love relationship?
• Do men and women have different views of sex & love?
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Sexual Orientation and Attitudes about Love & Sex
• Many people stereotype same-sex relationships as primarily sexual
• However, lesbians and gay men generally seek loving, trusting, caring relationships that embrace many dimensions of sharing
• Sex differences among lesbians and gay men are consistent with general sex difference in attitudes toward love and sex– Gay men are more likely than lesbians to
separate love from sex– Lesbians more likely to postpone sex until
intimacy has been established
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Jealousy in Relationships
• Jealousy-prone person– Low self-esteem– High value on wealth and popularity
• Negative consequences– Precipitates partner violence– Stifles relationship development– Raises anxiety, depression, anger
• Sex differences
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Maintaining Relationship Satisfaction
• Ingredients in a lasting love relationship
– Self-acceptance– Appreciation of each other’s qualities– Commitment– Good communication, realistic expectations
and shared interests– Ability to face and deal with conflict
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Maintaining Relationship Satisfaction
• Characteristics of high quality relationships
– Supportive communication– Companionship– Sexual expression and variety– Seeing partner as best friend– Maintaining frequent positive interaction
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Maintaining Relationship Satisfaction
• Individual and relationship growth
– Growth and change maintain relationship
– Overcome obstacles• View problems as challenges• Negotiate and renegotiate wants• Accept each other as unique
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Maintaining Relationship Satisfaction
• Sexual Variety
– Communication is critical
– Be spontaneous
– Plan for intimate time
– Don’t worry about frequency “standards”