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    1. The four steps to a better relationship are identified, plan, implements and evaluate. I was having a disagreement with my mother on where should I go to college after high school graduation. She would not agree on the choice I made. I am an analytical and my mother is expressive. I did change my way of communicating to her which is the planning process. I try to talk less about the concept of transferring and the logical reason. When I try to talk to her again, the implement steps, I did do mental

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    Family Intimate Relationship Interview Throughout this interview process, it was extremely difficult to find a family not similar to mine. However after many weeks of searching, I found a wonderful family that lives not to far from my hometown, the Lindsay family. While interviewing this family, I spent approximately four hours at their small home in Lake City, TN. This experience was difficult and rewarding at the same time. To me, meeting new people is very hard because I am a really shy person

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    society, intimate relationships with significant others are valued differently depending on the each individual. Over the years the norms of relationships have changed: how an individual meets his or her significant other, the interactions that follow the relationship, and the way an individual copes with the expectations of the relationship. Some of the factors that can influence this value is the length of the relationship and the individual’s own uncertainty. Causal uncertainty in the intimate relationship

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    When looking at intimate relationships from the varying psychological perspectives one must wonder how it is that any one perspective could be more or less important or contributive than another. Each perspective actually seems to come into play and have a role throughout an intimate relationship. When we first meet someone we decide if we are attracted to that person, we gauge how we physically respond to them this tends to be biologically driven, “The lust system is proposed to motivate individuals

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    I would say I lean more towards using voice style in intimate relationships. But there have been plenty of times when I didn't want to handle a conflict within that moment, or felt like I was too angry to handle it that I would remove myself from it, so I've also used neglect style in the past. These two can come into effect regardless if I am calm or angry, and instead they both depend on the context of the situation. A general problem I have is feeling like I'm not being heard or understood properly

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    information about oneself that is significant and would not be normally known to others. Self-disclosing is vital for intimate relationships, and it can strengthen bonds and provide liberating relief. People, however, fear rejection so any type of personal information shared can be difficult. The amount of self-disclosure depends on the importance of the relationship, the intimacy of the relationship and if the risk of disclosing is worth the end result. During the week, a friend of mine and I had a deep conversation

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    and behave in dating and relationships. Not being aware of the power these factors exert over you leads you to sabotage your attempts at developing a successful intimacy. Summary 1: What is Self-Awareness? Self-awareness is self-understanding and self-knowledge. It 's getting to know your true, genuine self. Self-awareness enables you to identify and understand factors of which you were not aware until now that control your reactions and behaviors and harm your relationships, such as: your fears,

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    From the intimate relationship book by Miller the outcomes of conflict are as follows; separation which involves partners withdrawing away from the issue leaving the conflict unresolved, domination whereby there is a dominant partner who gets his or her way, compromise in which both individuals come to a lower level than they were and end in a mutual understanding, integrative agreements to satisfy every individual in the relationship goal by being flexible and creative and structural improvement

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    The romance and intimate relationship between Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani is not an unknown fact as it has been trending over the past few months. However, Blake Shelton avoiding questions on the inevitable marriage proposition with Gwen Stefani has raised a lot of eyebrows, and has sparked speculations on whether Blake is having any second thoughts on tying the knot with Gwen. The question in the minds of fans and media is why is Blake not yet ready to commit to Gwen? On the other hand, there

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    Intimate Partner Violence is a topic that I found highly interesting, due to knowing that in past relationships I have been a part of in the past. When I was 16 years old, I started my first serious relationship; at first I thought that it was a normal relationship. Until a Saturday night driving home, I got back handed in a vehicle for stating my opinion about raising our son; I had a swollen cheek and a cracked lip. He apologized immediately and said that it would never happen again, he was just

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