A love triangle is usually a romantic relationship involving three people. While it can refer to two people independently romantically linked with a third, it usually implies that each of the three people has some kind of relationship to the other two. The relationships can be friendships, romantic, or familial (often siblings), and often triggers jealousy and hatred between the rivals involved.

'Although the romantic love triangle is formally identical to the friendship triad, as many have noted their actual implications are quite different....Romantic love is typically viewed as an exclusive relationship, whereas friendship is not'. Statistics suggest that, in Western society, 'wittingly or not, most adults have been involved in a love triangle'.

Two main forms of love triangle have been distinguished: 'there is the ''rivalrous triangle'', where the lover is competing with a rival for the love of the beloved, and the ''split-object triangle'', where a lover has split their attention between two love objects'.

History and definitions[link]

The term "love triangle" generally connotes an arrangement unsuitable to one or more of the people involved. One person usually ends up feeling betrayed at some point, e.g. 'Person A is jealous of person C who is having a relationship with person B who, in person A's eyes, is "his" person'. A similar arrangement that is agreed upon by all parties is sometimes called a triad, a type of ''polyamory'', although polyamory usually implies sexual relations. Within the context of monogamy, love triangles are inherently unstable, with unrequited love and jealousy as common themes. Though rare, love triangles have been known to lead to murder or suicide committed by the actual or perceived rejected lover.''

Psychoanalysis has explored 'the theme of erotic love triangles and their roots in the Oedipal triangle'. Experience suggests that 'a repeated pattern of forming or being caught in love triangle can be much dissolved by beginning to analyse the patterns of the childhood relationship to each parent in turn and to both parents as a couple'. In such instances, 'you find men who are attracted only by married woman but who can't sustain the relationship if it threatens to become more than an affair. They ''need'' the husband to protect them from a ''full'' relationship...as women who repeatedly get involved with married men need the wives'.

Eternal triangle[link]

'In geometric terms, the eternal triangle can be represented as comprising three points - a jealous mate (A) in a relationship with an unfaithful partner (B) who has a lover (C)...A feels ''abandoned'', B is ''between'' two mates, and C is a ''catalyst'' for crisis in the union A-B'.

It has been suggested that 'a collusive network is always needed to keep the triangle eternal'. This may take a tragic form - 'I saw no prospect of its ending except with death - the death of one of three people' - or alternately a comic one: 'A man at the funeral of a friend's wife, with whom he has been carrying on an affair, breaks into tears and finally becomes hysterical, while the husband remains impassive. "Calm yourself," says the husband, "I'll be marrying again"'.

Homosociality[link]

It has been suggested that if men 'share a sense of brotherhood and they allow a woman in to their relationship, an isosceles triangle is created' automatically, as 'in Truffaut's film ''Jules et Jim'' '. René Girard has explored the role of envy and mimetic desire in such relationships, arguing that often the situation 'subordinates a desired ''something'' to the ''someone'' who enjoys a privileged relationship with it'. In such cases, 'it cannot be fair to blame the quarrel of the mimetic twins on a woman....She is their common scapegoat'.

Bloomsbury[link]

The Bloomsbury Group not atypically produced some unusual forms of love triangles. Thus for example Vanessa Bell became 'involved in a tense triangular relationship with Duncan {Grant} and his lover...David Garnett', producing 'an intense triangle of love and attraction'.

Marital breakup[link]

When a love triangle results in the breakup of a marriage, it may often be followed by what has been called 'the imposition of a "defilement taboo"...the emotional demand imposed by a jealous ex-mate...to eschew any friendly or supportive contact with the rival in the triangle' The result is often to leave children gripped by 'shadows from the past...they often take sides. Their loyalties are torn', and - except in the best of cases - 'the one left "injured" can easily sway the feelings of the children against acknowledging this new relationship'.

As to gender responsibility, evidence would seem to indicate that in late modernity both sexes may equally well play the part of the "Other Person" - that 'men and women love with equivalent passion as well as folly' and that certainly there is nothing to 'suggest that a man is better able to control himself in a love triangle than a woman'.

Those who find themselves tempted to become the Other Man may, however, still find a cynic's advice from the Thirties pertinent on 'the emotional position of the adulterer, and why to avoid it...''Did I know what a mug's game was? - No. - "A mug's game," he told me, "is breaking your back at midnight, trying to make another man's wife come'' '.

Love triangles in entertainment[link]

Love triangles are a popular theme in entertainment, especially romantic fiction, including opera, romance novels, soap operas, romantic comedies, manga and popular music.

Eric Berne termed that conflictual aspect of the love triangle "Let's You and Him Fight"; and considered "the psychology is essentially feminine. Because of its dramatic qualities, LYAHF is the basis of much of the world's literature, both good and bad".

Bob Dylan provides a similarly violent outcome to "the sexual intrigues of Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts, in their various ''ménage à trois'' manifestations".

A common love triangle is one in which the hero or heroine is torn between two suitors of radically contrasting personalities; one of a girl next door or nice guy type, and the other as a physically attractive but potentially hazardous person. Alternatively, the hero or heroine has a choice between a seemingly perfect lover and an imperfect but endearing person. In this case, the "too-good-to-be-true" person is often revealed to have a significant flaw, such as hidden insensitivity or lecherousness, causing the other person to become the more desirable partner.

Love triangles can either be relatively balanced, in which the two candidates each have a fair chance of ending up with the protagonist, or they can be lopsided, in which the hero or heroine has an obvious romantic interest in one of the candidates, and considers the other candidate as "just a friend", but withholds a confession to avoid hurting feelings. But in this latter case, to provide necessary tension and drama, the second platonic candidate is also very often the hero or heroine's long-term boyfriend or girlfriend.

A less permanent love triangle occurs when a former lover of the main character makes an unexpected appearance to win back the character's heart, provoking feelings of jealousy from the main character's steady partner. However, this situation is usually not considered an actual love triangle since there is little possibility of the main character breaking up with a longtime partner to pursue a just-introduced character, and it is often used as only a test of the true depth of the main character's devotion to their partner. In these cases, the long-term partner has usually been guilty of neglect toward the main character and in the end, the relationship remains intact with the long-term partner having learned some valuable lesson.

Usually, a love triangle will end with the hero or heroine confiding their feelings in the suitor they feel is most virtuous or has the most interest in them. The other suitor usually steps aside to allow the couple to be happy, or comes to terms with their feelings, often claiming they could not love the main character as much. Sometimes they are written out of the love equation entirely by falling in love with someone else, or being killed off or otherwise eliminated. While love triangles can be accused of being clichéd, if done well, they provide insight into the complexity of love and what is best to pursue in a romantic relationship.

In television shows, a love triangle is often prolonged, delaying final declarations of love between the pursued character and suitors that may prematurely end this dynamic or displease fans. Similarly, romance films also sustain this set-up until near the film's end, although they tend to establish a more clear-cut conclusion to the romantic entanglements than in long-running TV shows. Love triangles are also a common topic in soap opera storylines.

Several recording artists have also released songs about love triangles, most notably country music superstar Loretta Lynn, who has several "love triangle" songs to her credit, including ''You Ain't Woman Enough'' and ''Fist City''. Other "love triangle" songs include ''The Girl Is Mine'' by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney; ''Make No Mistake, She's Mine'' by Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap; and ''Does He Love You'' by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis.

Related terms[link]

Ménage à trois[link]

A love triangle should not be confused with a ménage à trois, a three-way relationship in which all members are romantically involved with each other instead of being in conflict over one person. The ménage à trois may be considered a subset of 'The Sandwich...a straight three-handed operation...which may be operated with any assortment of sexes: three men, three women, two men and a woman ("''Ménage à trois''"), or two women and a man ("The Tourist Sandwich")'.

There is also the possibility of 'a ''ménage à trois'' powered by the passion of hatred'.

Love rectangle[link]

''Love rectangle'' (also ''quadrangle'' or ''quad'') is a somewhat facetious term to describe a romantic relationship that involves four people, analogous to the typically three-sided love triangle. Many people use this term for a romantic relationship between two people that is complicated by the romantic attentions of two other people or one person who is complicated by the romantic attentions of three other people, but it is more frequently reserved for relationships where there are more connections. Minimally, both male characters usually have some current or past association with both female characters. These relationships need not be sexual; they can be friendships or familial relations. Both males and/or both females can also be friends, family members (frequently siblings) or sworn enemies.

Love rectangles tend to be more complicated than love triangles, often using their tangled relationships as a source of comedic humor. They may however only be a spin-off from the main love triangle, where 'as a sub-plot, A may try to rekindle B's love by introducing yet a fourth party (D)'. Similarly extraneous is the husband in De Sade's "Room for Two", where the witty, pretty heroine sets out to find 'two assistants for her husband', unbeknown to each other; and who, on being discovered by the one assistant with the other, calls out "Don't disturb us, my friend, and take your place in what's left to you; you can easily see there's room for two'.

An example of a love rectangle in classic literature is in William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', between the characters Lysander, Demetrius, Helena, and Hermia. Demetrius is granted Hermia's hand in marriage by her father, but Hermia loves Lysander, and the two flee, intending to elope. Demetrius pursues the couple after being informed of the couple's intentions by Helena, and she pursues Demetrius, whom she has always loved. The fairy Puck, in trying to use magic to resolve the situation, temporarily transfers ''both'' men's affections to Helena. Further tampering restores Lysander's love for Hermia. Demetrius, now in love with Helena, withdraws his claim on Hermia, and both couples are wed.

Another love rectangle happens in Mozart's ''Così Fan Tutte'', where female characters Dorabella and Flordiligli (siblings) are Ferrando and Gugliemo's girlfriends respectively, and by the end of the opera they "accidentally" swap their boyfriends.

The love rectangle concept is popular in television programs such as ''Lost'' (Jack/Kate/Sawyer/Juliet), ''True Blood'' (Bill/Sookie/Eric/Alcide), ''That '70s Show'' (Kelso/Jackie/Hyde/Laurie), and ''One Tree Hill'' (Lucas/Peyton/Nathan/Brooke) and The Vampire Diaries (Stefan/Elena/Damon/Katherine).

For additional terms, the word "love" can be prefixed to other equiangular polygons with the appropriate number of vertices, to reflect romantic relationships involving more people, e.g. "love pentagon" or a "love hexagon."

See also[link]

Tennessee Waltz

Threesome

References[link]

External links[link]

How to Cope in a Love Triangle

Triangle Category:Sexual fidelity

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Name	Diana King
Background	solo_singer
Alias	KingSinga
Birth date	November 08, 1970
Birth place	Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica
Instrument	Vocals
Genre	ReggaeReggae fusionR&B;
Occupation	Singer, songwriter
Years active	1994–present
Label	SONY/WORK (1994–2000)
Associated acts	The Notorious B.I.G., Madonna, Andy Marvel, Brian McKnight Celine Dion.
Website	http://www.dianakingdom.com }}

Diana King (born 8 November 1970, Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a reggae fusion singer-songwriter who specifically performed a mixture and fusion of R&B;, reggae and dancehall. She was born to a Jamaica Indian father and an African mother.

Career[link]

After making an appearance on The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 song "Respect," from his album ''Ready to Die'', she signed a recording contract with Sony Music. King's first single "Shy Guy", co-written and produced by Andy Marvel, from her debut album ''Tougher Than Love'', became a hit, reaching #13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and being certified gold by the RIAA in the U.S.; the single also hit #2 on the UK Singles Chart,

King entered negotiations with Madonna's Maverick Records label in 2000. In 2002, King released her third album ''Respect''. It received a Japan-only release on July 24th, 2002 until it was eventually released in other markets such as the UK on April 17th, 2006 and a digital-only release in the United States on April 29th, 2008. The album's lead single "Summer Breezin'" premiered on BET and VH1 video and received some urban radio airplay.

In 2007, she co-wrote and recorded the song "The Light Within" with the German reggae artist, Gentleman, for his album ''Another Intensity''. She also had the girl duo Brick & Lace join her on one of her concerts as backup singers. Later that year, she formed her own record label, ThinkLikeAgirl. She also tours Asia annually.

Her fourth studio album ''Warrior Girl'' was released in Japan on September 22, 2010. It was released digitally in the United States (under the title ''Agirlnameking'') on November 8, 2011.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

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References[link]

External links[link]

Official website

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Background	vocal_instrumentalist
Name	Bernard Sumner
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Bernard Sumner
Birth date	January 04, 1956
Birth place	Manchester, England
Instrument	Vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, melodica, percussion
Genre	Post-punk, alternative dance, synthpop, house, electronic, alternative rock
Occupation	Musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist
Years active	1975–present
Label	Factory, London, Warner Bros., Parlophone, Triple Echo
Associated acts	New OrderJoy DivisionElectronic Bad Lieutenant }}

Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956), also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken and Bernard Albrecht is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer.

He is best known as a founding member of the bands Joy Division and New Order. He also recorded with Johnny Marr as Electronic and is the lead vocalist of the band Bad Lieutenant.

Life and career[link]

Joy Division[link]

Sumner was a founding member of Joy Division, a post-punk band formed in 1976. The band are widely considered one of the most influential bands of the era. Primarily known as the band's lead guitarist (his main guitars were a Gibson SG and a Shergold Custom Masquerader), Sumner also played keyboards for synth parts and made his first vocal appearance on record singing the chorus of "They Walked In Line" on the ''Warsaw'' album. In May 1980, the band's vocalist Ian Curtis committed suicide.

New Order[link]

Sumner and remaining bandmates Peter Hook and Stephen Morris started a new band named New Order, taking in Gillian Gilbert. Though Hook, Morris and Gilbert also contributed vocals on some early tracks, Sumner emerged as the band's permanent lead vocalist and lyricist.

Electronic[link]

In 1989, Sumner joined up with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr to form Electronic. The Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant collaborated on a number of tracks on their debut eponymous album, providing vocals. Sumner was again lead vocalist and lyricist.

Bad Lieutenant[link]

Bad Lieutenant included fellow New Order member Phil Cunningham and Jake Evans of Rambo & Leroy. Stephen Morris of New Order and Blur bassist Alex James also performed on the band's debut album but were not members of the band. Sumner provided vocals and lyrics.

On 2 July 2009, Bernard Sumner confirmed that single "Sink or Swim" would be released on 28 September 2009 and would be the first off their album Never Cry Another Tear. The single was hosted for free on the band's website prior to its physical release, it was followed by a digital bundle release with remixes of the song by Mark Reeder, James Bright and Teenagers.

Their debut LP, ''Never Cry Another Tear,'' was released in October 2009.

Other music[link]

In 1981, Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls released their last single ''Searching For Heaven'', whose main song featured Sumner on guitar, although he was not credited in the sleeves of its 7" and 10" edition at the time.

In 1983 Sumner co-produced, with Donald Johnson, the band Foreign Press and 'The Great Divide'/'Love in a Strange Place'. Foreign Press (aka Emergency) had had a long history with Sumner through both Joy Division and New Order.

In 1990 he worked with former Factory Records labelmates A Certain Ratio remixing their song "Won't Stop Loving You". He has also recorded tracks with fellow Mancunians 808 State and Sub Sub. Sumner appeared as a guest vocalist (alongside Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie) on The Chemical Brothers' 1999 album ''Surrender'', on the track "Out of Control", and in the 2005 Chemical Brothers show at the Brixton Academy, Sumner appeared live on stage as a special guest on this track. He recently lent vocals to a track ("Miracle Cure") on German trance outfit Blank & Jones 2008 release, "The Logic of Pleasure."

He has also done several remixes, such as Technotronic's "Rockin' Over the Beat" (which was featured in the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'' soundtrack) and served as a record producer for other Factory Records acts such as Happy Mondays (whose second single ''Freaky Dancin''' he produced in 1986). Shark Vegas, Abecedarians, 52nd Street and Section 25. It is said that he will be contributing a remix to Depeche Mode's upcoming remix album.

Personal life[link]

He is commonly known by the nickname "Barney," but he has said he is not fond of being called that. An early New Order bootleg credited him as "Barney Rubble".

His first marriage was to Sue Barlow (born 1956) on 28 November 1978. They have a son James Christopher (born 1983). They divorced in 1989, just before the release of Technique, an experience reflected in the song Round & Round. Sue (and consequently James Christopher) is a relative of Gary Barlow.

Sumner lives in Alderley Edge, Cheshire with his second wife, Sarah Dalton, who was reportedly in the "Round & Round" music video, however, as she is rarely seen in public, it is difficult to confirm which one she is. They have 3 children: Dylan Christian (born 1992), Tess Iona (born 1994) and Finley Emil (born 2003). He is a fan of Manchester United.

Surname[link]

Sumner has used the surnames Dicken and Albrecht in the past and had always refused to explain why he has used different names. He has also been reluctant to discuss his family background. In 2007, it was revealed his mother had cerebral palsy, and that he had been adopted by his stepfather John Dickin. Sumner was his mother's maiden name, and is the name that appears on his birth certificate. The revelations about his past were made in a book about his life, ''Bernard Sumner: Confusion: Joy Division, Electronic and New Order Versus the World'' by David Nolan, published in 2008 – on which Sumner co-operated.

Film portrayals[link]

Sumner has been portrayed on film twice. John Simm played him in the 2002 film ''24 Hour Party People'', which focused on Factory Records. In the Ian Curtis biopic, ''Control'', he is played by James Anthony Pearson.

Discography[link]

For his Discographies with ''Joy Division discography'', ''New Order discography'', ''Electronic (band)'' and ''Bad Lieutenant (band)''.

''(Singles featuring Bernard Sumner on guest vocals and/or guitar)''

808 State – "Spanish Heart" (vocals, 1991)

Sub Sub feat: Bernard Sumner – "This Time I'm Not Wrong" (vocals/guitar, 1997)

Chemical Brothers – "Out Of Control" (vocals/guitar, 1999)

Primal Scream – "Shoot Speed Kill Light" (guitar, 2000)

Blank & Jones feat. Bernard Sumner – "Miracle Cure" (vocals, 2008)

Hot Chip, Bernard Sumner & Hot City – "Didn't Know What Love Was" (vocals/production, 2010)

Bibliography[link]

''Bernard Sumner: Confusion – Joy Division, Electronic and New Order Versus the World'', David Nolan, 30 August 2007

References[link]

External links[link]

New Order & Joy Division site

Full list of recordings featuring or remixed by Bernard Sumner.

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