Personal Relationship

This kind of relationship refers to the association and close connections between people,
formed by emotional bonds and interactions. These bonds often grow and form mutual
experiences. Personal relationships generally refer to family, friends and significant other.
Changes in physical and cognitive aspects go along with changes in relationships
especially with family and friends during the adolescence period.

Family Relationship
Family is generally defined as living together in a household whom related by birth,
marriage, or adoption. It includes siblings and parents whom you grow up with. One's
family relationship is also extended to grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins though not
living together. In family, roles are also defined.

Friendship
Friends are the people we are not related to us by blood or adoption but we choose to
interact with them. They are the people with whom we share our trust, respect, and care.
We feel that we can confide in them and we want to spend time with always. Friendship is
a reciprocal relationship. Both people must see each other as a friend for the relationship
to exist. Good friendships are mutually respectful, supportive and share common interests
and ideas. It should be built on honesty, support and loyalty.

Romantic Relationship
A romantic relationship is when you feel strongly attracted to the other person. The
attraction encompasses a person's personality and even physical and should be
reciprocated by the other person in the relationship. A romantic relationship is described
as the closest form of relationship in which, the two people who are involved will often
describe themselves as being attracted to each other.

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Attraction is described as the love-struck phase. It involves focusing attention on a
particular person. Many factors influence attraction such as physical attractiveness,
proximity, similarity, and reciprocity.

a. Physical Attractiveness is one of the primary determinants of romantic attraction. Most

people prefer whom they consider physically attractive especially in the early stages of
dating.

b. Proximity can be explained when people tend to get attracted to people who are
geographically closer to them. They are more likely to develop feelings of mutual familiarity
with the people who live close to them. For example, being attracted to a classmate since
you regularly see the person.

c. Similarity is when people choose partners whom they find similarities such as social
class, religious beliefs, and education. It explains when two people share more attitudes
and opinions, the more they will want to do the same activities. As a result, they would
create a strong bond between them.

d. Reciprocity means people like others who like them back. The more a person is
liked by someone, the more he/she behaves in ways that promote mutual feelings of liking.

Passion is described as an intense emotion towards a person. It is also shown as

compelling interest for someone. Like having a desire to spend time with a person most of
the time.

Commitment is an act of deciding to consistently fulfill and live by agreements with

another person. Wherein, the values of integrity and respect are evident in the relationship.
Ways to express commitment in a relationship is showing loyalty and conveying honesty.

II. Triangular Theory of Love

There are three main components of love as suggested by Robert Stenberg (1988).
These are intimacy, passion, and commitment. The relationships vary and depend on the
presence or absence of each of these components.
Intimacy is an interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy.
It is characterized by closeness, connectedness, and boundedness.