Quality of the Romantic Alternatives

What it measures

How appealing do the alternatives look? Five items measure how attractive other options seem compared to a current relationship.

Response Format

7-point Likert

Representative items

• My alternatives are attractive to me (dating another, spending time with friends or on my own, etc.)
• My alternatives to our relationship are close to ideal (dating another, spending time with friends or on my own, etc.).
• If I weren’t dating my partner, I would do fine - I would find another appealing person to date.
• The people other than my partner with whom I might become involved are very appealing.
• My needs for intimacy, companionship, etc., could easily be fulfilled in an alternative relationship.

Citation

Garbinsky, E.N., Gladstone, J.J., Nikolova, H., & Olson, J.G. (2020). Love, Lies, and Money: Financial Infidelity in Romantic Relationships. Journal of Consumer Research, 47(1), 1–24.

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