The dichotomy of emotional decision making and logical decision making often divides people regarding which process is most effective in situations dealing with moral conflict and love. Typically people tend to prefer one over the other and are under the influence that in this type of situation, one must choose. However the most effective decisions involve both the head and the heart as using both logic and emotion leads to a better-rounded thinking morally and leads to less mistakes in love.
Physiologically speaking, the brain is divided into two parts, the reptilian brain and the limbic brain. The reptilian brain is in charge of logical decision making and it is what keeps people alive by providing people their basic survival instincts. …show more content…
This way people get to know who a person truly is without ignoring the other person’s flaws and romanticizing them based on what we desire in them like they would with infatuation or in lust. Because of this, whether Terri and Ed’s relationship was actually love is ambiguous. There is not enough information on whether Terri was romanticizing, being infatuated because of personal issues, or truly loving Ed because she knew why Ed was like the way he was in the first place. There is also not enough information on Ed’s side because we do not know whether he was insecure, or if he had a childhood trauma with an abusive relationship and that was the only way he knew how to love. The main thing the audience is certain about is that Ed physically abused Terri and that Terri nevertheless felt loved. The rest is up to interpretation by whoever is …show more content…
Commitment focuses on a couple’s ability to work together and solve problems they may face together in the relationship and in daily life. It is the persistence to remain stable and continue on a relationship. Intimacy relates to how well the couple knows one another, and evaluates what they have in common with one another in terms of values and lifestyle. Finally, passion characterizes the drive to pursue a relationship (Sternberg 119). Commitment, among the three components, is entirely logical. It weighs the pros and cons of a relationship and is problem and solution oriented. Intimacy can be either emotional or logical depending on the preference of the individual. People who often lead with their head tend to have a set mental list of requirements their potential partner must fit into while people who often lead with their heart tend to evaluate how comfortable and open they are around their potential partner. Passion, however, is entirely
Physiologically speaking, the brain is divided into two parts, the reptilian brain and the limbic brain. The reptilian brain is in charge of logical decision making and it is what keeps people alive by providing people their basic survival instincts. …show more content…
This way people get to know who a person truly is without ignoring the other person’s flaws and romanticizing them based on what we desire in them like they would with infatuation or in lust. Because of this, whether Terri and Ed’s relationship was actually love is ambiguous. There is not enough information on whether Terri was romanticizing, being infatuated because of personal issues, or truly loving Ed because she knew why Ed was like the way he was in the first place. There is also not enough information on Ed’s side because we do not know whether he was insecure, or if he had a childhood trauma with an abusive relationship and that was the only way he knew how to love. The main thing the audience is certain about is that Ed physically abused Terri and that Terri nevertheless felt loved. The rest is up to interpretation by whoever is …show more content…
Commitment focuses on a couple’s ability to work together and solve problems they may face together in the relationship and in daily life. It is the persistence to remain stable and continue on a relationship. Intimacy relates to how well the couple knows one another, and evaluates what they have in common with one another in terms of values and lifestyle. Finally, passion characterizes the drive to pursue a relationship (Sternberg 119). Commitment, among the three components, is entirely logical. It weighs the pros and cons of a relationship and is problem and solution oriented. Intimacy can be either emotional or logical depending on the preference of the individual. People who often lead with their head tend to have a set mental list of requirements their potential partner must fit into while people who often lead with their heart tend to evaluate how comfortable and open they are around their potential partner. Passion, however, is entirely