Larry suspects that his girlfriend wants to break up with him. being a rather mean-spirited fellow, larry tells his girlfriend that if she breaks up with him, she will be alone and will never find another boyfriend. to manipulate his girlfriend, larry is drawing his girlfriend’s attention to the component of caryl rusbult’s investment model of commitment.

The answer is comparison with alternatives.

Explanation:

This component is based on the idea that a partner is more likely to commit to a relationship is there seems to be no better alternative.

The person may ask him/herself if there is another way to satisfy his/her needs. In this case, the alternative is ending the relationship and staying alone, or find another partner.

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