Nonlove
None of the three components has taken hold yet.
On all three counts — closeness, pull, intent — this bond currently reads low. Sternberg's name for that is blunt, but the reading doesn't have to be: what you have here is an acquaintance, a working relationship, something early that hasn't been built yet, or something that quietly unbuilt itself while you were busy. Most of the people in anyone's life sit here, and that is neither a failure nor a verdict. What's worth noticing is which of the three is closest to the line, because that's the one that would move first if this were to become something. The cost of this position is only a cost if you wanted it to be otherwise — and if you did, the test just told you where the work would start.
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- NonloveNone of the three components has taken hold yet.You're here
- LikingReal closeness, without the pull or the plan.
- InfatuationAll pull, no knowing, nothing decided.
- Empty LoveThe decision survived; the warmth and the pull didn't.
- Romantic LoveKnown and wanted — with the future left open.
- Companionate LoveDeep closeness that has been decided on.
- Fatuous LoveCommitted fast, on a pull you haven't tested.
- Consummate LoveAll three present — and all three needing upkeep.
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