How Laura Kipnis Opposites Depicted In The Break-Up

Watch the film, “The Break-Up” (starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston). This film displays every concept we have learned about:

3. Frustrations, chief disappointments: Although she moved on, Stephanie always wished Greg would’ve fought for her harder than he did. She always say her and Greg being together forever. He was a great boyfriend to her until he said what he did. Tim treated her like a queen, but he was no Greg. All she wanted was for Greg to own up to his mistake and make up for it. Her speaking to Greg was just the final goodbye for her. She needed to hear him, see him, and let him know what he missed out on. She still does and always will love Greg, but she has moved on.

Tibby turned away from me. I couldn’t remember the last time we argued like this.

Often times in relationships people tend to drift apart from each other due to their inability to be committed to each other for an extended period of time. Liam and Gabriella from the short story “Bluffing” by Gail Helgason demonstrate their incompetence to maintain a full commitment to one another, which results in Gabriella realizing that her relationship with Liam has come to a fork in the road. Liam has to choose between her, and his hiking career. Whereas John and Ann from the short story “The Painted Door” by Sinclair Ross exhibit their ability to stay together as well as be understanding, truthful, and communicative with one another. They have all the fundamental keys to a healthy relationship.

     Later that night when Blake and his brother, Quinn got home, they were greeted by an unexpected guest. It was their mom’s newest boyfriend. He stood beside their mom. Him and Blake’s mom wanted to announce something together. Quinn and Blake didn’t trust this guy and were most appalled to find out that the announcement was their mom and her boyfriend, Russ’s engagement. Quinn and Blake talked about it a little later, but only got themselves into an argument over it.

Knowles wants to show with A Separate Peace that so much can be missed when one does not properly communicate their feelings with someone else they are supposed to trust. Just like Gene wound up seriously crippling Finny due to a hidden misconception, anyone can hurt those who are close to them in a similar way. Knowles wants the audience to learn from the boys’ mistakes in order to cultivate healthier relationships with one another that seek to better those in them, rather than to tear one another

But while the marriage carries on, Janie realizes that their relationship does not display the respect she is looking for. By the end of their relationship,

According to Claudio Carvalho, The Break-up, was written by Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender and it was directed by Peyton Reed. The main producer of this movie was Stuart M. Beeser, and the main stars were Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn. This movie was released on

Defensive behavior from one party in a relationship evokes defensive behavior on the part of the other. This dynamic cycle of defensiveness can intensify as described In Gibb’s second category of defensive behavior, control in the film this is exhibited in the scene when Ben and katie return from a romantic holiday in Venice. Their first night back, they compose a cuddly letter to their two kids, who are off at camp. Within minutes, the conversation is dotted with grace notes of dissatisfaction, which grow steadily louder until they've drowned out everything else. Should Ben and Katie have sex now, or after they finish the letter? Was Katie more spontaneous in Venice? Was the vacation a charade? ''I just don't want us to get to the point,'' says Ben, ''where we can't make love unless there's a concierge downstairs.''(Reiner Rob, 2001)". The argument isn't really about sex, of course. It's

for Nathan’s sake. Things in the marriage and relationship seemed to be going in a positive

In the end of the movie, the interpersonal conflict was dealt appropriately, because both protagonists learned how to talk to each other and share their feelings, but it was a long process. The conflict in this movie escalated to the point that the couple communication style was quite aggressive “people who use an aggressive communication style tend to dominate conversations. They typically speak at a high or low pitch, and their tone of voice can be demanding” (Sole, 2011). Finally they realize that there is a conflict and work things out.

relationship with each other. While in the meeting with O’Brien, the couple agrees that they will do

In the ‘’Break Up’’ scene, Gary and his girlfriend Brooke’s has been in a long-term relationship. However, things weren’t working out. There were many Conflict in Brooke and Gary’s relationship. A conflict ‘’is a conversation in which the two people disagree’’ (Inter-Act pg. 231). An example, Gary wasn’t physically or mentally connecting with his girlfriend Brooke. Gary was too stubborn and wouldn’t listen to Brooke for what she has to say to him. Gary is blind to see what Brooke wants from him. In Inter Act ‘’listening is the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages’’ (Lesson 5). Gary was not the one not attending or understanding, remembering, critically evaluating, and responding to his girlfriend Brooke. He would pay more attending to his video games and less eye contact and attention to Brooke.

     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

In "The Breakup," two very different people are shown falling in love, moving in together, and finally breaking up. Gary is a typical middle-aged man who is obsessed with sports, video games, and tends to live the life of a confirmed bachelor. However, when he enters the first stage of 'contact' with Brooke, a very organized art curator at a gallery, he is willing to try to make a change in his life and move in with her. Brooke is likewise intrigued by the differences between herself and Gary. The film seems to suggest that because Gary meets Brooke during a Chicago Cubs game when the team is losing that he is especially emotionally vulnerable at the moment he lays eyes on her.