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Survival was the primary reason why human beings have the
fundamental need to belong.
What Is Personal Relationship?
1. LUST
2. ATTRACTION
3. ATTACHMENT
THREE STAGES OF FALLING IN LOVE
by Helen Fisher
1. LUST
➢ Is driven by the sex hormones, testosterone,
and estrogen. These hormones affect both
sexes.
THREE STAGES OF FALLING IN LOVE
by Helen Fisher
2. ATTRACTION
➢ Is described as the lovestruck phase, which
involves neurotransmitters in the brain such
as dopamine, neropinephrine, and serotonin.
➢ This is the stage when a person loses sleep
and appetite over someone, and become very
excited to someone while daydreaming of
this special person.
THREE STAGES OF FALLING IN LOVE
by Helen Fisher
3. ATTACHMENT
➢ When the couple in love decides to continue
with the relationship, they enter the
attachment stage where long-lasting
commitments are exchanged and may lead to
raising a family
OTHER REASON WHY PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO ONE ANOTHER
according to Rozenberg Quarterly
1. TRANSFERENCE EFFECT
2. PROPINQUITY EFFECT
3. SIMILARITY
4. RECIPROCITY
5. PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS
6. PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND
TRAITS
OTHER REASON WHY PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO ONE ANOTHER
according to Rozenberg Quarterly
1. TRANSFERENCE EFFECT
➢ There are times we meet people who we
immediately like or dislike. Usually, these
people remind us of someone in the past who
has affected our sense of self and our
behavior.
OTHER REASON WHY PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO ONE ANOTHER
according to Rozenberg Quarterly
2. PROPINQUITY EFFECT
➢ We often develop a sense of familiarity with
people who live close to us, work with us, or
go to school with us, which leads us to liking
them more.
OTHER REASON WHY PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO ONE ANOTHER
according to Rozenberg Quarterly
3. SIMILARITY
➢ We often like people who we have
similarities with, such as social class
background, religious beliefs, age, and
education.
OTHER REASON WHY PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO ONE ANOTHER
according to Rozenberg Quarterly
3. SIMILARITY
➢ We are often attracted to like-minded
persons and those who have similar beliefs
and values as ours, because the similarity is a
validation of our innermost values and belief
system, and who we are as a person.
OTHER REASON WHY PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO ONE ANOTHER
according to Rozenberg Quarterly
4. RECIPROCITY
➢ We like people who like us back. The more we
are liked by someone we equally like, the
more we behave in ways that promote mutual
feeling of liking.
OTHER REASON WHY PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO ONE ANOTHER
according to Rozenberg Quarterly
4. PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS
➢ Several research studies were conducted to
confirm that physical attractiveness is a
major factor in liking someone, and usually,
first impression counts a lot, too.
OTHER REASON WHY PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO ONE ANOTHER
according to Rozenberg Quarterly
1. INTIMACY
2. COMMITMENT
3. PASSION
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF LOVE
As theorized in Robert Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love
1. INTIMACY
➢ Researchers Reis, Clark, and Holmes and Shaver
defined intimacy as:
“ That lovely moment when someone understands and
validate us. “
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF LOVE
As theorized in Robert Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love
1. INTIMACY
1. INTIMACY
2. COMMITMENT
3. PASSION