
The reason I chose this example is that I find it so interesting how Maddie is the one who introduces them both, but it is her in the end that has (-) ties with Nate and Cassie. Strong Triadic Closure truly makes the idea of relationships so simple and the toxicity of one when it is unbalanced. Therefore the triangle once again becomes balanced because, Cassie and Nate have a strong tie, but both of them now have weak ties with Maddie. That is when the secret comes out and Maddie fights with Cassie. This relationship is unbalanced because Cassie cannot continue to talk to both Nate and Maddie when Maddie and Nate do not like each other. Though the first option seems way more likely because Maddie and Cassie have been friends forever, Cassie decides that she likes Nate and starts a secret relationship with him.

Either stop talking to Nate and still be friends with Maddie and return to a once balanced triangle or decide to pick Nate and sever ties with Maddie. Since they had no chance of ever getting back together and having a relationship again, Cassie had two choices. This means there are two + edges and one – edge. Confident, combative Maddy is Nate’s on-and off-again girlfriend and finds herself bearing the weight of Nate’s emotions. However, at the start of season 2, Maddie and Nate break up, causing for the relationship to become unbalanced. Because she had a strong bond with both of them, they became friends as well. In season 1, Maddie, the brunette in the picture, was dating Nate and was also best friends with Cassie, the blonde in the picture. Balanced networks can only be (+,+,+) or (+,-,-) while unbalanced networks can either be (-,-,-) or (-,+,+). I am going to be explaining how this trio went from balanced to unbalanced and back to balanced. This includes an incentive for A to introduce B and C to each other. This leads to the idea of Strong Triadic Closure, where it is not possible for two individuals to have a strong relationship with a common friend and not know each other. Triadic Closure is the idea that there is an opportunity for B and C to meet because they both know A. These 3, in my opinion, best represent what triadic closure is. One big part of the show’s second season was the relationship between Nate Jacobs, Maddy, and Cassie. Listen, man, I’m sayin’ you keep fking with.


Nate laughs it off, but Fezco is dead serious. We would get cozy in one of our dorms and watch the latest episode that came out every Sunday. When Nate stops by the convenience store, Fezco warns him to stop messing with Rue and Jules. Last semester, my friends and I were obsessed with Euphoria.
