When you meet someone, you never realize the immense impact that they may have on you or your future. I meet Cody in 7th grade and attended school with him for 5 years. During that time, there wasn’t any sort of communication between us and we were barely acquaintances. I focused on my studies and tried to become the best student that I could possibly be. There were no time for boys and my parents never failed to remind me of that. It wasn’t until my senior year when a mutual friend had brought us together and it slowly progressed into a romantic relationship. Since then, we have been dating for over a year. Our relationship is characterized by numerous ups and downs. We have faced many difficulties in our interpersonal relationship and were
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We say what we don’t like that is happening and we adjust to it. We’re comfortable around each other; we find solutions, understand each other, and are not afraid to say what is on our minds. The social penetration theory reflects on our layers of disclosure. It “describes how self-disclosure changes as people develop relationships” (Guerrero 133) and it is also known as the onion theory. In our beginning stages, we were on the superficial layer and didn’t know how to approach each other. It started off with simple questions and awkward silences. Slowly, we progressed through the social stage and revealed small personal information about ourselves. He would say how he felt when his dad always would blame things on him even when he had nothing to do with it. In return, I would say how my relationship with my sister is not very good. Once we were able to accept each other and listen in a non-judgmental way, we revealed more about ourselves. Eventually, we were able to talk to each other in a core level. We shared our insecurities with our bodies and our goals in life. As we went through being acquaintances, friends, and then romantic partners, the depth of our relationship had penetrated to the core level. We aren’t afraid of sharing things, asking for advice, or help, because of this, we know that we are there for each other no matter
We say what we don’t like that is happening and we adjust to it. We’re comfortable around each other; we find solutions, understand each other, and are not afraid to say what is on our minds. The social penetration theory reflects on our layers of disclosure. It “describes how self-disclosure changes as people develop relationships” (Guerrero 133) and it is also known as the onion theory. In our beginning stages, we were on the superficial layer and didn’t know how to approach each other. It started off with simple questions and awkward silences. Slowly, we progressed through the social stage and revealed small personal information about ourselves. He would say how he felt when his dad always would blame things on him even when he had nothing to do with it. In return, I would say how my relationship with my sister is not very good. Once we were able to accept each other and listen in a non-judgmental way, we revealed more about ourselves. Eventually, we were able to talk to each other in a core level. We shared our insecurities with our bodies and our goals in life. As we went through being acquaintances, friends, and then romantic partners, the depth of our relationship had penetrated to the core level. We aren’t afraid of sharing things, asking for advice, or help, because of this, we know that we are there for each other no matter