Triforce number one — Building intimacy or sharing. These includes things like sharing a story or a joke, or just an update on your life. It could be sharing a story of something that happened in your life, that made you the person that you are, or it could be sharing about something that's going on inside you right now. That you just want them to be aware of. If your purpose is Triforce number one, then you're simply hoping to be heard by the other person and just be understood, to be acknowledged for having shared this thing.
Triforce number two — Seeking support or acknowledgement. This mainly includes sharing the details of a relationship or a situation in order to receive sympathy, empathy, understanding, praise or validation. If your purpose is Triforce number two, you're looking specifically for some kind of emotional or psychological support. Instead of just sharing, but you were not seeking help or advice.
Triforce number three — Seeking advice, planning, or problem solving. This might include sharing what's going on in your relationships or what's going on in your particular situation in order to receive specific suggestions or advice. It can also involve working together with someone to make a decision or to make a plan. And in this case, when you're asking for triforce number three, you want the other person to be actively involved in understanding the situation and also actively involved in helping you come up with solutions to solving a problem.