“…Yet, partners in on-off relationships have varying views of alternatives depending on their perceived stability (Dailey, Middleton, & Green, 2012). Thus, certain on-off dimensions may have positive associations with the quality of alternatives (e.g., gradual separation), whereas others may have negative associations (e.g., capitalized-on-transitions).Feeling the relationship is unique or that the partner is "the one" is related to lingering feelings, which was the most predominant factor on-off partners reported as to why they renewed their relationship (Dailey et al, 2011).Believing that a partner is "the one" is also similar to feelings of love which is associated with relational stability (see for reviews, Cate, Levin, & Richmond, 2002;Le et al, 2010) as well as difficulty in dealing with relationship dissolution (Sbarra & Emery, 2005). Further, of the characteristics assessed, Dailey et al (2013) found the most Dailey, Jin, Brody et al 199 differences among the types for lingering feelings-the capitalized-on-transitions and mismatched groups reported more lingering feelings than the gradual separation and controlling groups.…”