1. Inclusion:
If I’m being honest I’m not sure where I fall in terms of inclusion. I don’t particularly feel a need or desire to be noticed by other people. In fact, I have gone out of my way to divert attention from myself in social settings, potentially making me an under-social person. I wouldn’t say I’m under-social to an extreme degree, as I still make an effort to socialize with different types of people. However, socializing isn’t always my top priority. So I suppose that I’m not expressing needs for inclusion.
There’s only really been one time (in recent memory) where I was slightly upset at being left out. I was invited to my boyfriend’s mother’s birthday dinner a few years back. I wanted to make a good impression so I tried to pick out some nice gifts and got ready to go. Just before I was set to leave, my boyfriend called and said …show more content…
Affection:
I do believe that I express my affection and my needs for affection most of the time. I have to admit that I tend to struggle with affection a bit within some of my relationships when it comes to letting people in. With my significant other I’m both verbal and non-verbal in communicating/expressing what my needs are. We often discuss personal feelings and we try to offer support for various situations. We also show our affection in the form of physical touch and gestures.
However, there are times where I feel that my needs aren’t being met, in that my partner sometimes expresses his affection in ways that I don’t like. For example, there are times where I feel he behaves in overly affectionate ways. At times, I fail to mention that I’m uncomfortable and I may become irritable. I have in the past expected that my significant other immediately know when I’m uncomfortable in a situation. Of course, he can’t know when I’m uncomfortable or upset unless I express those emotions to him. Going forward, it would be most beneficial for me express my needs with my significant other once they aren’t being
If I’m being honest I’m not sure where I fall in terms of inclusion. I don’t particularly feel a need or desire to be noticed by other people. In fact, I have gone out of my way to divert attention from myself in social settings, potentially making me an under-social person. I wouldn’t say I’m under-social to an extreme degree, as I still make an effort to socialize with different types of people. However, socializing isn’t always my top priority. So I suppose that I’m not expressing needs for inclusion.
There’s only really been one time (in recent memory) where I was slightly upset at being left out. I was invited to my boyfriend’s mother’s birthday dinner a few years back. I wanted to make a good impression so I tried to pick out some nice gifts and got ready to go. Just before I was set to leave, my boyfriend called and said …show more content…
Affection:
I do believe that I express my affection and my needs for affection most of the time. I have to admit that I tend to struggle with affection a bit within some of my relationships when it comes to letting people in. With my significant other I’m both verbal and non-verbal in communicating/expressing what my needs are. We often discuss personal feelings and we try to offer support for various situations. We also show our affection in the form of physical touch and gestures.
However, there are times where I feel that my needs aren’t being met, in that my partner sometimes expresses his affection in ways that I don’t like. For example, there are times where I feel he behaves in overly affectionate ways. At times, I fail to mention that I’m uncomfortable and I may become irritable. I have in the past expected that my significant other immediately know when I’m uncomfortable in a situation. Of course, he can’t know when I’m uncomfortable or upset unless I express those emotions to him. Going forward, it would be most beneficial for me express my needs with my significant other once they aren’t being