But some people want others to be jealous on purpose; Baxter and Wilmot describe it as a “secret test.” One such secret test is the triangle test, “This strategy is intended to test the partner's commitment to the relationship by creating three-person triangles” (p. 91) as explained by Guerrero, Andersen, and Afifi (2014) in Close Encounters . The jealousy test, which is an example of the Triangle Test, is the act of flirting with someone else to see how your partner responds. In a relationship, every individual wants to feel appreciated and to gauge this appreciation both men and women may want to create an image in their partner's mind of having a rival. Even if there is no real threat to the relationship, the individual's partner may feel threatened and decide to act on the situation. As Schützwohl (2007) states in his article, “romantic jealousy is (a) aroused by a perceived threat to a valued romantic relationship generated by a real or imagined attraction between the partner and a (perhaps imaginary) rival and (b ) motivates behavior aimed at countering the threat". The behavior that emerges to counter the threat is what the partner who causes the jealousy wants to see. This reaction not only shows affection but a sense of concern for a possible