The Triangular Theory of Love in the Movie What If
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Running head: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Human Development and Family studies
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Human Development and Family studies
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2HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
The movie What If talks about the common confusion that one faces between friendship
and love. The same happened with the two lead characters that are with Wallace and Chantry.
Wallace fell for her and started having confusion on whether he was having a normal liking or
serious love relationship for that. Wallace was a dropout from a medical school and he was
trying to get over with a cheating ex. He met with Chantry at the house party of his roommate
Allan. Chantry already has a life in relationship with her boyfriend Ben. Chantry and Wallace
both have many characteristics common among one another but this makes Chantry think that
they can have a proper pure platonic friendship. The triangular theory of love says that people
are often confused between the three-Intimacy, Passion and Commitment (WHAT IF (2013).
2013).
The same happened with Wallace and Chantry. Though she convinced Wallace to have a
platonic and pure friendship with her Wallace perhaps was having a feeling of passion and love.
Both Wallace and Chantry were going through the same phase. Wallace was perhaps having a
companionate love that is actually the result of the deep friendship that had developed between
them. There are actually many different aspects of friendship like respect, trust, responsiveness
and many others. This helps in understanding the kinds of feelings that is existing between the
two. Wallace and Chantry had the lots of things in common. Many of their likings were also
same and perhaps Wallace was getting a proper psychological need satisfaction from the
chemistry that he had with Chantry. He was having a very stressful time. He dropped out from
school, lived in the attics of the house of his parents and was still struggling with the stress from
an agony of a past relationship. So, speaking and meeting with Chantry gave him a feeling of
relief. They were trying to follow the simple rules of friendship, like not being jealous of the
partners of each other, supporting each other at all ups and downs.
The movie What If talks about the common confusion that one faces between friendship
and love. The same happened with the two lead characters that are with Wallace and Chantry.
Wallace fell for her and started having confusion on whether he was having a normal liking or
serious love relationship for that. Wallace was a dropout from a medical school and he was
trying to get over with a cheating ex. He met with Chantry at the house party of his roommate
Allan. Chantry already has a life in relationship with her boyfriend Ben. Chantry and Wallace
both have many characteristics common among one another but this makes Chantry think that
they can have a proper pure platonic friendship. The triangular theory of love says that people
are often confused between the three-Intimacy, Passion and Commitment (WHAT IF (2013).
2013).
The same happened with Wallace and Chantry. Though she convinced Wallace to have a
platonic and pure friendship with her Wallace perhaps was having a feeling of passion and love.
Both Wallace and Chantry were going through the same phase. Wallace was perhaps having a
companionate love that is actually the result of the deep friendship that had developed between
them. There are actually many different aspects of friendship like respect, trust, responsiveness
and many others. This helps in understanding the kinds of feelings that is existing between the
two. Wallace and Chantry had the lots of things in common. Many of their likings were also
same and perhaps Wallace was getting a proper psychological need satisfaction from the
chemistry that he had with Chantry. He was having a very stressful time. He dropped out from
school, lived in the attics of the house of his parents and was still struggling with the stress from
an agony of a past relationship. So, speaking and meeting with Chantry gave him a feeling of
relief. They were trying to follow the simple rules of friendship, like not being jealous of the
partners of each other, supporting each other at all ups and downs.
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