The hypothesis is put forward that interpersonal variations in terms of a single circular array; the two dimensions, or axes, that form this interpersonal space are generally dominance ( control, agency, or status) and affiliation ( love, communion, friendliness), and hence each point (behavior) is,to some extent,reducible to a weighted combination of these two components. Three relationship types are designed for examining its effects in different relationship types, that is, long - time intimate relation as husband and wife,love affair ...