Communication in romanic relationships

17 important questions on Communication in romanic relationships

What is the definition of a relationship?

A connection that you establish wehn you communicate with another person

What factor of communication determines relationship formation, maintenance and decline?

quality and content of communication

What factors influence relationship choices?

interpersonal attraction
--> short-term initial attraction
--> long-term maintenance attraction
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What are sources of initial attraction?

Proximity
Physical appearance

What are sources of initial and long-term attraction? (5)

Competence

self-disclosure

Reciprocation of liking

Similarities

Differences and complementary needs

What are the three main stages of a relationship?

escalation

maintenance

de-escalation

What are the 4 stages of relational maintenance?

Integrating

Bonding

Differentiating

Circumscribing

What are the 5 stages of coming apart?

Differentiating

Circumscribing

Stagnnation

Avoiding

Terminating

Who says I love you first?

Men--> evolutionary: parental investment and sexual selection

--> 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?

by relationship with partner the own self is expanded --> include aspects from partner in own self

What are the three principles in the relational stages?

choose to stay in one stage

forward and backward

not linear

What are three good strategies for maintaing relationships?

Positivity

Openness

Assurance

Sharing details of everday life

What are 4 bad strategies for maintianing relationships?

contempt

Stonewalling

Defensiveness

Criticism

What are 7 steps that could manage a conflict?

1. Define your needs

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?

one topic

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?

connectedness vs autonomy

predictability vs novelty

openness vs closedness

Which dialectics can be influenced bij digital communication?

Connectedness vs autonomy

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