Exam 11: Committed Romantic Relationships

Three dimensions of committed romantic relationships are

This is the most intuitive and spontaneous of all love styles, and it is also the fastest moving.

Identify the following: -Storge

Which of the following comments would likely be made during the invitational stage of romantic relationships?

Identify the following: -Eros

Researchers have shown that many people who engage in violence against romantic partners lack the communicative skills to constructively manage emotions and conflicts.

This describes the intensely positive feelings and fervent desire for the other person. It is not restricted to sexual and sensual feelings.

The feelings of closeness, connection, tenderness are associated with this dimension. ____ is abiding affection and warm feelings for another person.

This kind of love is practical love.

This kind of love sees love as a game.

Identify the following: -Cycle of abuse

These lovers are likely to self-disclose early in a relationship, be very sentimental, and fall in love fast.

Qualities that set committed romantic relationships apart from other close relationships include:

Although passionate feelings also matter, they are less central to perceptions of love than all of the following except:

Women are more egalitarian than men in regards to who was responsible for paying for the first date.

Men are more likely than women to be this kind of lover,

Commitment is the determination to stay together despite trouble, disappointments, sporadic restlessness, and lulls in passion.

Pragma love types are more likely to use online matching services to specify their criteria for a desirable mate.

Of her marriage Myra says, "It wasn't like we ever really fell in love. It was more like we grew together kind of gradually. I think of my husband as my best friend." Myra seems to have which style of loving?

Women are more likely than men to perceive companionship as a goal for a first date.