Principlev1
When suffering reveals specific people who stayed present
When suffering reveals specific people who stayed present during crisis, treat the resulting relational gratitude as diagnostic information about relationship load-bearing capacity rather than merely pleasant sentiment.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Actual behavior reveals operative values more reliably than (actual behavior reveals operative values), Relational quality is primarily determined by the ratio of (relational quality determined by turning-toward/away ratio), and Self-efficacy beliefs are formed primarily through mastery (self-efficacy formed through mastery experiences). Prescribes treating gratitude as information about relationship structure.