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Think Like A Man
Marilynne Wilkins
The Dreamer v.
The Woman Who Is Her Own Man
The Non-committer v.
The Girl Who Wants The Ring
The Momma’s Boyv.
The Single Mother
The Player v.
The 90-Day-Rule Girl
Chapter 10- Communication in Personal Relationships
Understanding Personal Relationshipso Features of Personal Relationshipso The Evolutionary Course of Personal Relationships
Guidelines for Communicating in Personal Relationships
o Adapt Communication to Manage Distanceo Ensure Equity in Family Relationshipso Avoid Intimate Partner Violenceo Insist on Safer Sex
The Evolutionary Course of Personal Relationships…
Every relationship is unique, but most have commonalities
Turning Point- something that moves a relationship toward or away from intimacy
Types:o Friendship
• 6 stageso Romantic
• 3 Broad phases
Friendships…
Role-limited Interaction
Friendly Relations
Moving Toward
Friendship
Nascent Friendship
Stabilized Friendship
Waning Friendship
Romantic Relationships…
Escalating Phase
Invitational Communication
Explorational Communication
Intensifying Communication
Revising Communication
Intimate Bonding
Romantic Relationships…
Navigating Phase
The process to sustain intimacy over time. Involves both preventive maintenance and
periodic repairs of the relationship culture Relationship culture- rules, understandings,
meanings, and patterns of interactions within a private relationship
Romantic Relationships…
Deteriorating PhaseIntrapsychic Processes
Dyadic Processes
Social Support
Processes Grave Dressing Processes
Resurrection Processes
Romantic CycleIntrapsychic Processes
Dyadic Processes
Social Support Processes
Grave Dressing Processes
Resurrection Processes
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