Conference quark::human_relations-v1

I flipped through this article in a waiting room somewhere recently, and
thought the idea was interesting. The basic idea was to analyze different
types of relationships based on three emotional factors. I think the factors
were intimacy, trust and commitment. Given that you can have a relationship
based on any combination of one or more of these (if you've got none there's
no relationship) that's a possible total of 7 types of relationships.

So if you've got all trust and no intimacy or commitment that's infatuation,
if you've got intimacy and commitment but no trust that's a jealous
entanglement and that sort of thing.  My memory is hazy on the details.

Of course, in real life I, T anc C are not binary-valued functions. I don't
remember how the article dealt with that.

Don.

I read that article in P.T. and thought is was excellent.
The three sides of the triangle could have different lengths 
(strengths) and the triangle could thus describe any relationship, not 
just love.

I related the model to my own life and made some useful discoveries.

	Mike