When you consider the three variables that predict commitment (satisfaction, alternatives, and investments), which one do you think is the most important to you, personally, when you are making relationship decisions? Has one of these weighed more heavily than others in past relationships? Do you think the importance of each variable will change as you grow older and go through different phases of life?
What will be an ideal response?
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