Triangles - Part 2

Why do we form triangles?  As mentioned in Part 1, we as humans often seek affirmation that we are right.  Often, we will go to an individual who rarely disagrees with us, seeking affirmation as opposed to an honest asseessment.  It is painful to hear candid feedback, particularly from others who deem us or our actions to be wrong.  We would much rather seek the affirmation than to face the person directly.   Think of the work hours lost due to trianguler behavior. 

Without researching this extensively, I believe that such behavior can be traced back to our childhood.  We don't like our father's answer, then we go to our mother, and vice versa.

In high school, if we took an interest in a certain member of the opposite sex, what did we do?  Typically, we went to a third person to see what we could find out or whether there was any mutual interest.  After all, we guys as teenagers took rejection hard.  Before we asked someone out on a date, we needed to know the probability of acceptance.  Funny behavior but something we learned early on and stuck with into our adult life.

Hence, triangles worked well for us throughout our lives, why not keep availing ourselves to them?  For many of us, we never really left high school from on certain behavioral fronts. 

In Part 3, we will continue looking at trinagles.  My theory based upon recent studies is that triangles flourish in the workplace due the lack of trust and our reluctance to confront each other in earnest dialogue.  More later.