Self-Disclosure, Gender, and Communication Jessica Spencer COM 200 Interpersonal Communication Instructor: Latricia Carter July 12, 2012 I can relate to this article on self- disclosure in relationships. I have had my fare shear of relationships that ended because the only thing that we would talk about was the chores and how our day went. We never really got to know each other aside from our favorite things in life. Now that I am with my fiancé I can see the importance of self- disclosure. We actually sit down and ask each other the first question that pops into our heads.
Relationship problems are not just limited to a couple, but they also occur between father and child, brother and sister, and between friends (Dating Women, 2010-2011, p.3). But fear not, that does not necessarily mean that we have to just hopelessly accept relationship problems without the ability to prevent or remedy them. Our ability to prevent, minimize and resolve our relationship problems will ultimately aid us in strengthening the relationship (EZ Love Solutions, 2011, p.1). All relationship problems stem from poor communication skills. Individuals that are unable to express themselves and want their partners to understand it wants a miracle.
Most times conflict starters are designed to put the other person on the defensive, but by your reasonable and thoughtful restatement of the issue, you will almost always put your aggressor a calmer mood, and then you can truly discussing the issue at hand. In most cases, people begin there discussion with a conflict starter statement because they believe your response is going to be equally argumentative. By restating the argument in more neutral terms, however, the
Running head: Why you cannot be Friends with an EX Why you cannot be Friends with an EX. Christopher Yambo ECPI College of Technology December 8, 2010 English 099 Term 9 Mr. White Why you cannot be Friends with an EX Friends are people who are able to confide in, tell your secrets to, be there for, and just have fun. Friendship is a relationship like no other. Friends are almost considered family, but they just do not share the same blood. At times, one can take, and feel the same love that is given to family to friends.
How to survive being a single parent May 5, 2013 By: LaTaya Huckaby Abstract This paper is going to talk about how being a single parent is not an easy job. For a single mother, mother hood is like the two side of a coin. While you have the joys and the bliss of being around your child, the difficulties and the stress associated with it, cannot be ruled out as well. Being a single parent means you have to do all the work. You actually have to be the mother and the father.
Self-Disclosure, Gender, and Communication Jocelyn Linkhorn Com 200 Interpersonal Communication Reginald Doctor October 8, 2012 In speaking in general in regards to the article of self-disclosure in relationships I can’t say that myself can relate to this review of the article on communication of a happy relationship or a intimidate relationship because I am not married nor am I at the moment in a relationship with anyone at this time. Even though I am not in a close relationship I do have male friends that I communicate with and I can get a general idea from talking with them of what I would want in a spouse and also having a good relationship with a happy marriage. I do agree with the relationship expert in this article regarding communication in happy marriages that people can have a prolong conversation and talk about nothing but if couples are compatible and have some things in common they can discuss a lot of areas that cultivates the conversation. I do and can relate that self-disclosure is important in a relationship, because this is how you get to learn more about the other person from the feedback that you get back from them verbally and nonverbally. Although self-disclosure can have many positive benefits, such as finding out that you have something in common with another person, it is also risky.
This promotes a social withdrawal, but grievances have not yet been aired. If the threshold is reached, the individual will believe that they will be justified in withdrawing. The next stage is the dyadic process, where the individual declares their resentment for their partner, and the problems are aired and disputed by their partner. The relationship can be saves by effective communication. However, is can also highlight the weaknesses.
Facing what researchers have found self-disclosure and what it looks like, the importance of it and how it’s related to approval in relationships, gender differences and similarities, and where the writer fits into the generalizations regarding gender will determine that sharing personal feelings with others can build and maintain healthy relationships and marriage regardless of differences in gender. Can We Talk Article We say a lot of things to our partners each day but really are saying nothing of substance. Think about how many conversations you may have with your significant other but find out later that your mate knows almost nothing about who you are or what your goals are. Terri Orbuch of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, knows all too well about married couples and their lack of effective communication and affirmation in marriages (Schoenberg, 2011). Nara Schoenberg presents her article Can We Talk?
Also when the partner made weak amends, self-concept clarity and self-respect went down over time as well, damaging mental health. (Luchie et al.) I have to agree with this experiment. I thought that it was a well thought out experiment and I can relate to it well. I like to pride myself by my ability to stay objective in arguments and take in different peoples perceptions, but once in a situation where I had forgave my partner, and my partner did not agree that she was in the wrong.
She would never look down on people who didn’t choose to wear the veil, and I quote - "It's not about that, it's about my personal spiritual connection with God." The Outline In the first text “I want to unveil my views on an important issue.” Jack Straw tells about an experience he had with a lady who wears a full veil. He wasn’t comfortable talking to someone “face to face” without the face showing. He then began telling his clients to take the veil of and to his surprise they all did. Still, he is concerned that wearing the full veil is bound to make better relations between the two communities more difficult.