What common way does a couple try to de-escalate tension or resolve a fight? It's called triangulation and you may not realize you're doing it.

Triangulation happens when a person outside the relationship intervenes or is drawn into the tension, stress or conflict in an attempt to resolve the situation (often by facilitating communication).

Envy, jealousy, and shame are primal emotions that are inextricably intertwined. They're evidence of individual and relationship problems of intimacy and autonomy that cause pain.

Envy, jealousy, and shame are inextricably intertwined and wreck relationships.

Triangulation is done with all the best intentions but can derail a disagreement. Relationship therapists explain how to ditch the habit.

Every chaplain is familiar with the story. Psychiatrist Murray Bowen advanced "Triangulation" as a model to describe a fundamental characteristic of human relationships.

Although triangulation is inevitable in marriage counseling (by attending sessions the couple invites the counselor into their marriage), triangulation can also be advantageous.