Personal Narrative: My Interpersonal Communication

The relationship I chose to analyze for my interpersonal communication paper was the relationship I had with my ex-girlfriend Laura. We met in high school through mutual friends and we dated throughout my junior and senior years. Communication problems and trust issues eventually were too big of a barrier to knock down and our relationship ended there. The main concepts I chose to analyze about my previous relationship were Personal Language, Nonverbal Communication, Proximity, the Social Penetration Theory, and lastly Relationship Threats. Personal Language shows your true self and is how you express your individuality and it is also more common in a private setting. This is more of a language you share with people you trust and love. With …show more content…
In the beginning of our relationship I was not expecting to know everything about her but as it progressed she never opened up to me. This in turn made me uncomfortable, I felt this way because my own girlfriend was not comfortable enough to open up to me. This made me feel as if I was not a trust worthy person to her and that was upsetting. This was more towards the end of the relationship and started a few big arguments that we had while we were …show more content…
When we first started to date I should have opened up to her more to show her how I felt and really try to express myself to show her who I really was so it would not have to be a mystery in the future. We could have gave it another shot at the long distance and see if it worked out but n ow we will never know if the second time was going to be better. Lastly when we started dating I could have shown her or proved to her that I am trustworthy and this could have avoided a lot of conflict down the road. I am aware of the points I have made and discussed and I am prepared to put them to use in my next relationship so it can be long and healthy