Communication in romanic relationships
17 important questions on Communication in romanic relationships
What is the definition of a relationship?
What factor of communication determines relationship formation, maintenance and decline?
What factors influence relationship choices?
--> short-term initial attraction
--> long-term maintenance attraction
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What are sources of initial attraction?
Physical appearance
What are sources of initial and long-term attraction? (5)
self-disclosure
Reciprocation of liking
Similarities
Differences and complementary needs
What are the three main stages of a relationship?
maintenance
de-escalation
What are the 4 stages of relational maintenance?
Bonding
Differentiating
Circumscribing
What are the 5 stages of coming apart?
Circumscribing
Stagnnation
Avoiding
Terminating
Who says I love you first?
--> women are more choosy and take men that show more long term commitment (by I love you)
What is the self-expansion model on FB?
What are the three principles in the relational stages?
forward and backward
not linear
What are three good strategies for maintaing relationships?
Openness
Assurance
Sharing details of everday life
What are 4 bad strategies for maintianing relationships?
Stonewalling
Defensiveness
Criticism
What are 7 steps that could manage a conflict?
2. Share your needs with the other person
3. Listen to the other person's needs
4. Generate all possible solutions
5. Evaluate the solutions and choose a solution that meets both people's needs
6. Implement solution
7. Follow up on the solution (later)
What is constructive criticism?
accurate
present as part of positive development
own responsibility for the problem
offer to help
in face-saving manner
avoid judging
What are relational dialectics?
predictability vs novelty
openness vs closedness
Which dialectics can be influenced bij digital communication?
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