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Emotional Relationships

Visualize the 23 emotional relationship types across 4 categories.

Emotional relationships show the quality of bonds between family members, displayed as curved overlay lines. GenogramAI supports 23 emotional relationship types organized into 4 categories.

Positive Relationships (5 Types)

Close

Double green line - warm, supportive

Harmony

Solid green line - harmonious bond

Fused

Triple green line - enmeshed

Limerence

Pink wavy line - obsessive fixation

Friendship

Teal line with circles

Negative/Tension (8 Types)

Conflict

Two parallel dashed red lines

Hostile

Red zigzag line

Violence

Tight red zigzag

Hate

Three parallel dashed red lines

Distrust

Line with cross marks

Fused-Conflict

Triple line + zigzag

Close/Hostile

Green + red zigzag

Distant/Hostile

Dashed gray + red zigzag

Distance/Disconnection (4 Types)

Indifferent

Dotted gray line

Distant

Dashed gray line

Estranged

T-bar break - no contact

Never Met

Dotted + X

Abuse/Control (6 Types)

Abuse (Generic)

Arrow line

Abuse (Physical)

Red arrow

Abuse (Emotional)

Black arrow

Abuse (Sexual)

Red arrow + double slash

Neglect

Gray arrow with circle

Control

Purple arrow

Creating Emotional Overlays

  1. Press E for Emotional tool
  2. Click on one person
  3. Drag to another person
  4. Select the emotional type from the menu

Viewing Emotional Relationships

Switch to Emotional View mode to see all emotional overlays clearly displayed as curved lines above the structural relationships.

Emotional Relationships