Why are my relationships so screwed up?
Have you heard of Emotional (or relational) Triangles before? Triangles are the essential building blocks of relationship systems. We can’t avoid them. If you spend any time with people, then triangles will always form. Leading Sociologists say that "emotional triangles" are a part of all relational systems, and even though these triangles are neither good nor bad, they have the power to wreak havoc in our relationships with others if we do not approach them in the correct way. A triangle is formed anytime three or more people are in a relationship together, and this in and of itself is neither good nor bad... that is, until their is a disagreement between two of the individuals within that triangle. Then, what takes place is that the remaining innocent party is lured into taking sides with one of the two individuals who are in a disagreement. Looking at the illustration (below) when PERSON 1 and PERSON 2 end up having a disagreement on ...