Telling lies in Romantic relationships Introduction Knox, Schacht, Holt and Turner (1993) suggest that intimate relationships are not entirely based on truth. Most individuals admit lying to their romantic partner or report not telling the entire truth to their partner on various occasions. When questioned reasons behind deception is usually the need to avoid aggressive partner behaviour while telling the truth thus opting out of it or the fear of isolation and romantic attachments. Researches further explores the use of deceptions across relational types providing further examples of deception and romantic attachments. According to DePaulo, Kashy (1998) and Lippard (1988) telling lies are common among romantic relationships than any other relationships.
The attachment theory theorizes why affairs are so damaging. Also, the myths of infidelity influence how couples deal with boundary violations. So what is considered infidelity? Infidelity includes a wide range of behaviors. Sexual intercourse with someone outside of the relationship is a given when defining infidelity.
Discuss Evolutionary Explanations for Individual Human Aggression: Infidelity and Jealousy [8+16] Jealousy is an emotional state aroused by a perceived threat to a relationship that motivates aggressive behaviour to counter the threat. Infidelity involves a sexual partner being unfaithful either sexually, emotionally or both. This explanation is related to the Evolutionary approach to mating behaviour because Buss argues that gender respond differently because of different adaptations they each experience regarding reproductive concerns. Although both genders experience emotional and sexual jealousy, the cues are weighted differently because of the different reproductive concerns. Men are more distressed about sexual infidelity because of the adaptive problem of uncertain paternity and the risk of investing resources in a child who is not theirs.
The list goes on I thought love was easy, but when I grew up the fantasy stopped. I soon found out that love is more complicated, there are fights, obsessions, and there isn’t always a happy ending. People confuse obsession for a person of the opposite sex with passionate love, but the two are completely different. Between love and stalking is just a thin line. Love is a healthy emotion between two people that comes in time, after investing feelings, positive and negative experiences all along.
In both instances, infidelity is damaging to married and unmarried relationships because of the secrecy and lust it involves. Some studies that the reason why men and women unfaithful to their partners is for the thrill of getting away with it. These actions are part of sexual behavior. For some men and women sex is important, spiritual, mental and emotional as personal. Human Sexuality has several components, sexual identity (the way a male or female express their sexual beliefs, values, attitudes, and feelings).
Interpersonal attraction is the attraction between people which leads to friendships and romantic relationships. Interpersonal attraction, the process, is distinct from perceptions of physical attractiveness which involves views of what is and is not considered beautiful or attractive. The study of interpersonal attraction is a major area of research in social psychology. Interpersonal attraction is related to how much we like, dislike, or hatesomeone. It can be viewed as a force acting between two people that tends to draw them together and resist their separation.
TOPIC OF PROJECT: “JEALOUSY” Jealousy Jealousy is an emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, such as a relationship, friendship, or love. Jealousy often consists of a combination of emotions such as anger, sadness, and disgust. It is not to be confused with envy. Jealousy is a familiar experience in human relationships. It has been observed in infants five months and older.
Furthermore, the possession experiences of female Genji protagonists may not only be a conflict among women, but also centers on Genji, who was a target of male predominance. The formidable power of jealousy arises as soon as the story begins. Since Genji’s mother Kiritsubo enjoys exceptional favor among all the consorts, she suffers from the “nasty surprise” and “humiliations”( 4) while later “The growing burden of resentment” (3) affects her health and become a fatal bow. Apart from Kokiden’s malice, we may catch a glimpse of the polygynous Heian court. The denouement of Kiritsubo seems to foreshadowing the fates of Genji’s ladies who later would be dragged into the swirl of jealousy.
Discuss theories of the breakdown of romantic relationships? Duck stated that relationships breakdown because of three reasons: Lack of Skills, lack of stimulation and maintenance difficulties. Lack of skills for example is because some people find relationships difficult because they lack the interpersonal skills to make them mutually satisfying (e.g. a relationship breaks down because of one of the partners lack of communication skills). Support for Duck's theory comes from Boekhout et al who found that the main reason for breakdown is that one or both partners have an extramarital affair.
Throughout a relationship, love progresses. One forms a feeling of comfort allowing a bond such, as sharing secrets, valuables, and emotions with that one person. Both good and bad, love and lust have impacted many hearts. Love is considered as one of the best things that could ever happened; although, lust may be preferred over love. Many fear a loving relationship due to the fact that are