Larry suspects that his girlfriend wants to break up with him. Being a rather mean-spirited fellow, Larry tells his girlfriend t
hat if she breaks up with him, she will be alone and will never find another boyfriend. To manipulate his girlfriend, Larry is drawing his girlfriend’s attention to the ________ component of Caryl Rusbult’s investment model of commitment.
This component is based on the idea that a partner is more likely to commit to a relationship is there seems to be no better alternative.
The person may ask him/herself if there is another way to satisfy his/her needs. In this case, the alternative is ending the relationship and staying alone, or find another partner.
