Theirs was the classic teacher-student relationship a script that isn't confined to academic environments. Because the teacher-student script is unbalanced, the relationship usually winds up with the teacher resenting the student's growth, or the student resenting the teacher's authority. A New Theory of Relationships . The teacher-student story in which one has so much to teach, the other so much to learn, is but one of Sternberg's 25. Yes, to a greater or lesser extent, says Sternberg.
Many couples also follow more than one script.
Or a script may apply to one aspect of your relationship, such as your sex life. A happy script has the lovers harmoniously reading off of the same page, as with the Garden Story. This script tells the story of a man and woman devoting all of their energy to cultivating a great relationship. Beware not just of bad scripts, but incompatible scripts between you and your mate. Copyright 1999-2001 MyPrimeTime, All Rights Reserved.