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In Sternberg's triangular theory of love, affectionate love characterized by high intimacy and commitment but low passion.

companionate love

Basis for mate selection in which people choose partners who are different from them but have strengths that compensate for their weaknesses or otherwise complement their own characteristics. Contrast with homogamy.

complementarity

A spouse, relative, or friend to whom a person feels emotionally close and with whom that person can share thoughts and feelings.

confidant

In Sternberg's triangular theory of love, love with high levels of all three components of love: passion, intimacy, and decision/commitment.

consummate love

Basis for mate selection centered on similarity between partners in demographic and personal characteristics. Contrast with complementarity.

homogamy

Issue in the study of peer influence asking whether adolescents resemble their peers because they select similar others as friends or because their friends socialize them in certain directions.

peer selection versus peer socialization issue

Robert Sternberg's model describing types of love in terms of three components: passion, intimacy, and commitment.

triangular theory of love