Relationships are part of the society’s life. As people tend to grow up, we get to know the feeling of attraction and being in love towards the opposite sex. However, some people choose to commit to not only one person, but to multiple relationships. This is called an open relationship. Open relationship is an interpersonal relationship where both parties agreed to be together but can develop relationships to other partners as well. Although this multiple commitment seems to be an easy-going and straightforward kind of relationship, conflicts may still arise through this kind of relationship. People are being more open to this kind of relationship, so often that other people think that this certain type of relationship is okay and is a …show more content…
She finds the relationship unhealthy. Thus, she’s now into an open relationship because she does not want her past experience happen again. This is self-justification. We alter our recollections from the past, where we felt unhappy, ashamed angry or emabarrassed, in order to feel good with our past decisions and actions.
To test our hypothesis, we will use the Experimental method, where we use scientific research. This is the most helpful method when it comes to determining causal relatons. In addition, we will be using basic research, as we are finding out why certain individuals behave the way they do and it is out of the researcher’s curiosity. The independent variable in this case is the satisfaction rate of open relationships, while the dependent variable is monogamous relationship. Our external validity is generalizability across people, because we conducted an experiment associating populations, and is a replication. With this method, we are conducting the probability level of both relationships. According to Multiamory, they surveyed 502 U.S adults (66% male from Open relationships and 45% from monogamous relationship) 24% of the Westerners Bonquin 3 are more open to non-monogamy, 21% from northeasterners, 19% from the Southerners and 18% from Midwesterners. Meaning, the percentages from couples who does not allow open relationships are
The reward/ need satisfaction theory (RNS) was devised by Byron & Clore (1970) to explain the formation of romantic relationships, based on the principles of behavioral psychology. According to the theory, people form relationships with those who are most rewarding/ satisfying to be with which happens through conditioning. The elements of Skinner's operant conditioning proposes that we repeat behaviors with positive outcomes (rewards) and avoid those with negative outcomes (punishments). Relationships positively reinforce by our partner satisfying our needs/rewarding us (through love or attention), but negative reinforcement also plays a part in the likelihood of formation as a relationship avoid us feeling lonely which both result in us
Personal relationships are based on emotions and are informal. Personal thoughts are shared just like in family or friend relationships.
Relationship satisfaction is an important part of romantic relationships. A lack of satisfaction can lead to consequences in other areas of life and eventually, the destruction of the relationship. For example, job performance is heavily influenced by romantic relationship satisfaction. In a study by Greenhaus and Beutell (1985), they argued that poor satisfaction leads to poor job performance and vice versa. They stated this was to because these two spheres are “interdependent.” Satisfaction can also influence quality of health. Conflict in a marital relationship is associated with higher heart rates and blood pressure (Broadwell & Light, 1999; Ewart, Taylor, Kaemer & Agras, 1991; Flor, Breitenstein, Birbaumer & Furst 1995; Frankish & Linden, 1996; Kiecolt-Glaser, 1993; Mayne, O’Leary, McCrady, Contrada & Labouvie, 1997; Morell & Apple, 1990; Shwartz, Slater & Birchler, 1994; Thomsen & Gilbert, 1998). It is also strongly associated with depression and depressed syndromes (Beach, Fincham & Katz, 1998; Fincham & Beach, 1999). This relationship between marital conflict and depression seems to be bidirectional meaning depression is not only a result of conflict but also is caused by the conflict (Beach, et. al., 1998; Fincham & Beach, 1999). Because a lack of relationship satisfaction can negatively affect so many important areas of life, it is important to understand what influences the level of satisfaction held in romantic relationships.
Trust and Communication are the two most important components in a relationship, without these two components monogamy is hard to achieve. At the beginning of a relationship people need to lay out all his or her deal breakers. Society is not as conservative as before, but at the same time not everyone has joined the modern way of thinking. Some people are okay with having more than one partner, for example: swingers, polygamist, open relationships, threesomes, etc.… and some people are not okay with that. When entering a relationship we have to be able to communicate to the other person and trust that they are honest, and are not saying what the other person wants to hear. At the same time we need to respect the other
What if he's your prince but you're not his Cinderella? What if's could make or break any relationship and it is quite sad that some people would really risk a relationship just to check if the grass is really greener on the other side. Some people would keep on playing with rocks when there is already a diamond right in front of them, but that is human nature we can't be contented.
Relationships, social networking, social media, society, all terms that imply cooperation, and a willingness engage with other people. Several researchers across multiple disciplines have studied these interactions and proceedings. Some looking to gain insight into why social interactions take place, and why relationships exist. Others seeking to explain that only certain types of interactions have value and what those values are. However, no single discipline focuses solely on cooperation, relationships, or their innerworkings. There are some that try to explain how cooperation and reciprocal relationships reduce the likelihood of risk in certain situations, and different researchers have proposed different models to explain this
Blended In the movie “Blended” the characters depicts, what makes a blended family, the adult skepticism, the children issues of denial and the display of procrastination to accept a new role model, but recognize everyone desire to be love and needed. I. What makes a blended family? A.
There are many different kinds of relationships, and all of them require a commitment and an understanding between people. There are ties of friendship, relationships with family, those that we have with co-workers, and there are relationships in which two people are romantically involved. Regardless of the type of relationship, the desires are the same, to have perfect harmony between all connected. However, since we are human, a perfect relationship usually does not exist. When relationships are broken, or venture upon rocky seas, there comes a time when a person must decide if the union is important enough to work on mending the relationship.
Five reasons people may hesitate List five reasons why people may be hesitant to develop relationships (platonic or romantic) with people from other cultures. There may be cultural differences such as beliefs, language, religion, values, and attitudes (O'Neill, R. 2016).
because her past relationship remains in the back of her head like a bee sting.
It’s socially acceptable in Brave New World society to have multiple romantic and/or sexual relationships with different people. Everyone is aware of who’s with who and often people will switch partners with others with no form of jealously present. Though, in ours it’s the opposite. More often than not relationships are kept private and dating your best friend’s ex is a scandal to most high school
But until she shares her experience with someone, she wouldn’t be able to move forward. She might accuse herself for the failure of her relation and
There has been some recent argument against the current understanding of the place of relationships in psychotherapy. While most theories argue that relationships are important or even essential to good mental health, other theorists claim that the way relationships are conceptualized in these theories is insufficient (Slife & Wiggins, 2009). Most of these theories conceptualize the individuals first, and then talk about the way these individuals relate. Relationships are often understood as two or more independent self-contained individuals interacting (Slife & Wiggins, 2009). An alternative way to look at relationships is offered by relational psychoanalysts and other theorists, though again it should be noted that
A young man drives his car up to the house. He is nervous as he walks to the door, and rings the bell. A lovely young lady opens it, with her father hot on her heels. The young man gulps, then offers his hand to the girl’s father. He takes it, shakes it, then tells the young man he had better be careful with his daughter. The young man nods, then races off to join his date. Fifty years ago, this was how people dated; two people, who were committed to each other, spent time together. They talked to see if they had similar ideas, beliefs, career goals, then ended the relationship if their partner did not match those ideals. Dating looks a little bit different today. People can see multiple romantic partners at once, which is called an “open relationships” or “swinging.” “Friends with benefits,” where people share in physical intimacies with a friend, are also becoming common. The broad term for these relationships that require little or no commitment is non-monogamous relationships. Through these relationships, people can get all of the joy, pleasure and fun out of dating, but not have the commitments of a serious relationship. On the surface, these relationships seem promising; an individual can pursue her career, work on becoming a better person, or even learn how to make a relationship work for her benefit. What no one wants to discuss are the harmful affects that these relationships are having in society today. Non-monogamous relationships are not ideal for
Human relationships are the foundation of human life, they strongly influence other individual’s behaviour (Bercheid et al., 2000). There are different types of relationships such as co workers, friendship, marriage which all involve a connection and therefore is an important characteristic of the formation of human relationships (Salisch 1996). The purpose of this essay is to explore research within human relationships and the relevant social psychological theories that have been linked with this conflicting topic. The theories that will be discussed throughout this essay will be the attribution theory, social learning theory, social exchange, attachment theory, evolutionary theory and the breakdown of relationships. This would initially