Triangulation In Interpersonal Relationship

It seems as though triangulation occurs both intentionally and unintentionally all of the time. I think it’s natural when a person has a problem to seek someone out for support, especially when there is an issue in an interpersonal relationship. We want someone to agree with us, to tell us that we were wronged and to reinforce our feelings. I don’t think we necessarily intend to create an alliance, but if the person we went to for support ends up having negative feelings against the offender we have, and often, once this type of triangle is established, it can be difficult to undo.
When two people are distressed or feeling intense emotions in counseling, they may instinctively attempt to the draw their counselor into the dyad in order