Herbie and irene have been married for almost 55 years. through it all they have remained committed to each other and have been as close as two people can be. over the years, the passion has waned and is pretty much non-existent, but they still stayed together. sternberg would call this type of love ________________.

The triangular theory of love is a theory developed by the American psychologist Robert Sternberg, who classified love-mediated relationships based on three factors that are intimacy, passion, and commitment. It defines each of the three factors: commitment, passion, and intimacy. The commitment is what gives fidelity to a relationship, the passion the desire to be with the other person including sexual desire, and the intimacy that is the feeling of confidence or friendship and affection between two people. From this, it also relates these factors to define some types of love.

In the case of Compassionate love, this is characterized by the absence of passion; however, there is a great feeling of intimacy and commitment. This type of love can be seen in the relationship between Herbie and Irene because there are love and commitment between them having spent 55 years of marriage together; however, their passion and desire have been extinguished. So, the correct answer is Compassionate love.