Editing Interpersonal relationship (section)

==== Romantic relationships ====
Romantic relationships have been defined in countless ways, by writers, philosophers, religions, scientists, and in the modern day, relationship counselors. Two popular definitions of love are Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love and Fisher's theory of love.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Acker|first1=Michele|last2=Davis|first2=Mark H. | name-list-style = vanc |title=Intimacy, Passion and Commitment in Adult Romantic Relationships: A Test of the Triangular Theory of Love |journal=Journal of Social and Personal Relationships|volume=9|issue=1|pages=21–50|doi=10.1177/0265407592091002 |year=1992|s2cid=143485002}}</ref><ref name="Gibson_2015">{{cite journal |last1=Gibson |first1=Lacey S. |title=The Science of Romantic Love: Distinct Evolutionary, Neural, and Hormonal Characteristics |journal=International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities |date=20 January 2015 |volume=7 |issue= |page=1 |doi=10.7710/2168-0620.1036 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sternberg|first=Robert J. | name-list-style = vanc |title=A triangular theory of love. |journal=Psychological Review|volume=93|issue=2|pages=119–135|doi=10.1037/0033-295x.93.2.119|year=1986 }}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=Only a single study, based upon Helen Fisher's work, is linked as supporting evidence of her popularity}} Sternberg defines love in terms of intimacy, passion, and commitment, which he claims exist in varying levels in different romantic relationships. Fisher defines love as composed of three stages: attraction, romantic love, and attachment. 

Romantic relationships can have great social and cultural variability,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rokach |first=Ami |date=2024-01-02 |title=Love Culturally: How Does Culture Affect Intimacy, Commitment & Love |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223980.2023.2244129 |journal=The Journal of Psychology |volume=158 |issue=1 |pages=84–114 |doi=10.1080/00223980.2023.2244129 |issn=0022-3980 |pmid=37647358}}</ref> and may for example exist [[Asexuality|without any sexual intimacy]], between [[Romantic orientation|people of any gender]], or among a group of people, as in [[polyamory]] or [[Open relationship|open relationships]].