Assess The Difference Between A Relationship And Justin's Relationship

Romantic relationships are great, you are with the one person who truly understands you and there is no greater feeling. Lucy and Ed are trying to make a romantic relationship work but they didn’t start it with honesty. “Lying isn’t my idea of romance”. Lucy and Ed began their relationship based on lies. Ed “thinks about her finding out” he is “Shadow”. Ed “thinks about her being disappointed because” he is

Justin’s well-being has been significantly impacted by his recent life events, these contributing factors have been causing Justin to be struggling with depression due to contributing cultural and psychological factors. Justin has been struggling with the loss of his uncle Reggie who Justin described to having a very close relationship with him, his uncle was like his father and teacher to Justin (CASEWORLD). This loss to the family caused Justin to become depressed as Justin rarely left his bedroom, began to lose interest in work eventually leading for him to quit is job. (CASEWORLD) Justin was experiencing grief and loss even after Sorry Business he was still experiencing these feeling, it began to effect him as a whole person including his mind, spirit and body, as well as the relationship he had with his family. (http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/other-health-conditions/sewbworkers/grief-loss-trauma/key-facts). Justin is currently experiencing significant grief and loss which is contributing to his well-being and feelings.

One theory of the formation of a romantic relationship is one put forward by Byrne and Clore called the reward/need satisfaction model. They suggested that we have relationships long term because we find them rewarding, or we don’t like the prospect of being alone.  The rewards from a partner can include friendship, love and sex, or the particular person is associated with pleasant situations so then we want to spend time with them and form a romantic relationship. This can also include the satisfaction from a relationship with a person of high social status, as it would make you look good to other people. These needs can differ from person to person

When this assignment was given out, I instantly knew exactly what relationship I wanted to analyze: my ex-boyfriend’s and my relationship. It might sound like an odd relationship to choose, seeing as he is an ex, and it might not sound like a good starting point, but let me first say he is one of my best friends right now.

Ben and Katie’s main problem is that they have outsiders telling them what they need to do. That’s a problem they are listening to it, when they should be the ones deciding what they need to do as a couple.

They are neither early nor late boomer as they are of the average age when they entered the relationship. The couple is in Phrase 3 of Romantic relationship because they had discussed what would happen to their relationship when Will moves out the house and attend a university. I can infer that Will and Jada are in Late-Adolescence stage as their relationship is based on love. Their relationship is secure attachment because they appear to trust each other and Will felt comfortable sharing his feelings with Jada by talking to her when he feels upset. The positive outcome from this relationship that they have strong communication and trust as they felt comfortable expressing to each other. They may also have successful long-distance relationship if they end up choosing different university. The negative outcomes from this relationship that their relationship can fail if one of them have a huge argument and couldn’t come to compromise. Also, if the couple ends up taking different path, the relationship could collapse due to the differences of their experiences. Upon breaking up, it can be nasty because they had been together long enough and had emotional attachment to it. On the other hand, they may have a peaceful break up if they found themselves growing

The couple I’d decided to interview, was my RA and her boyfriend. However, I’d change the name in order to keep both individual anonymous. Further the couple names is Rachael and Steven, they have been dating for three years. The couple meet at a game. However, they did not start to date right away, but they talk for a few month before making it Facebook official. The couple are in the 20s. Both live in Pennsylvania on campus Rachael is a RA and Steven works in the library. Both attend different college, and are looking to graduate next year. Rachael plan on furthering her education and obtaining her master degree. Whereas, Steven plans on working right out of college and hoping to move out of his parents’ home shortly after. Therefore, when this was brought it felt like it was the first time they have talk in depth about each other future plans. Meaning it seem like it was something that was new to them and not something that was talk about recently. Rachel stated that she always wanted to get her master degree and that she hopes for their relationship to continue to grow. Whereas, Steven plan changes a couple time since they started dating, from wanting

Social Exchange theory is the best theory for explaining the actual relationship between Tom and Summer. They both feel a great reward in spending time with each other, which causes them to spend more time together. At first the mutual cost and effort of their relationship, is of lesser value than the rewards they receive. When Tom and Summer spend more time with one another, they are able to receive more affection, attention, and become closer to each other which is rewarding to them both with little cost or effort. Tom feels happy because he begins to break down her walls, so to speak, which is an increase in the perceived closeness that they have. Summer enjoys the time spent together, and the attention received from Tom.

(1) An introduction of the couple’s romantic background and explanation of their current relationship status; (2) The external pressures the couple encountered over the duration of their relationship; (3) The internal pressures that hindered the relationship; (4) The maintenance behaviors and conflict management strategies both exhibited in an effort to repair and restore the relationship; (5) A summary describing the personality types and love styles for both Riley

Relationship maintenance involves the actions and activities used to sustain the desired quality of a relationship. (Weiten et al., 2016, p. 257) These actions include being positive, open, assuring, and doing joint activities. Agnew and VanderDrift showed that these actions can be used to promote interdependence and stability or can protect a relationship from threat. (Weiten et al., 2016, p. 257)

It is often said that all good things come to an end. Relationships come and go, and some mean more than others. In fact, there was even a relationship model developed by a communication researcher by the name of Mark Knapp. In his model, he goes through what seems to be presented as a smooth step transition from each stage in which a relationship eventually evolves into. As I studied this up then down ladder model, I began to realize that I ought to build up some strong calf muscles, because my relationship sure has climbed up and down a few flights of stairs. Mark Knapp believes that relationships go through multiple stages, the uphill stages being initiation, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, bonding, then relational maintenance. On the flip side, Knapp believes the descending stages to be differentiating, circumscribing, avoiding, and eventually, termination.

together as long as she could” heavily weighs on her decision to stay (Joyce 30).

     Rob, the main character in the movie High Fidelity, is experiencing a mid life crisis in his mid 30’s. He is beginning to question whether or not his current job is right for him and if t is as fulfilling as he wants it to be; he also begins to question his past relationship and evaluate what went wrong with them. This mid life crisis is onset by his stable live in girlfriend leaving him because of many things but it was mainly triggered by feelings of distance between them and the lack of commitment. After she leaves he realizes that she might have been the one after he evaluated his past “Top 5 Breakups.” Although it takes Laura, his girlfriend, leaving for him to really think about commitment

The second half of the relational model is called the “coming apart” stages, which consists of: differentiating, circumscribing, stagnating, avoiding, and lastly terminating. During the differentiating stage the relationship will start to be more individual, it will start to fade and the bond will be broken. After that comes the circumscribing stage during which the individuals won’t communicate because of the fear of starting an argument. The stage where relationships never improve or continue is called stagnating. After this point the individuals enter the avoiding stage, where the avoid any physical contact

Fairy tales tell us that once upon a time a girl met a boy; they fell in love, and lived happily ever after. Reality is not that simple. Long-term relationships force couples to get to know each other, involve themselves in each others’ worlds, fight through the hard times, and eventually develop deeper connections as noted through distinctive stages of Knapp’s relationship model. Although I have dated the same person for over two years, our communication through relationship stages makes it seem as though I am now dating a different person than the one I met years ago. Following dissolution and subsequent repair, I realize the most exhilarating of roller coaster rides develop through sets of ups and downs, much like the