“To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.” This quote by Criss Jami, in my opinion, is what self-disclosure is all about. For me, the word “strength” from this quote represents the quality of the connection that you share with another person, which can ultimately lead you to either allow or prevent personal disclosure with that other person. For the four individual analysis’s, I focused on that strength and based on that I could effectively investigate my self-disclosure choices in each relationship. For this assignment, I decided to look into at four very different types of relationships. These relationships included my boyfriend, a long time friend, co-worker, and my sister.
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For example, if two individuals have a healthy relationship with appropriate self-disclosure it will most likely last a lot longer. The reason is because both people are connecting to a deeper level and developing their relationship. Then if you look at a relationship that lacks self-disclosure, then they are most likely on their road to failure. A relationship can only last so long without having to know a lot of information about the other person. So for me, the answer is no, a relationship can not exist without some level of …show more content…
For example, the information I feel is important for my boyfriend to know, might not be as important for my sister or best friend to know. The reason for that is because not all information is relevant for each relationship and it is important to take that into consideration when you are self-disclosing to another individual. In conclusion, self-disclosure is important in any relationship you are in. It allows you to get in know an individual on a deeper level and possibly connect. Also, this can even develop into a friendship or a healthy romantic relationship, which we have learned is very important to have throughout our life. From this activity, I realized how important self-disclosure is and how it can contribute to the successful relationship with
For example, if two individuals have a healthy relationship with appropriate self-disclosure it will most likely last a lot longer. The reason is because both people are connecting to a deeper level and developing their relationship. Then if you look at a relationship that lacks self-disclosure, then they are most likely on their road to failure. A relationship can only last so long without having to know a lot of information about the other person. So for me, the answer is no, a relationship can not exist without some level of …show more content…
For example, the information I feel is important for my boyfriend to know, might not be as important for my sister or best friend to know. The reason for that is because not all information is relevant for each relationship and it is important to take that into consideration when you are self-disclosing to another individual. In conclusion, self-disclosure is important in any relationship you are in. It allows you to get in know an individual on a deeper level and possibly connect. Also, this can even develop into a friendship or a healthy romantic relationship, which we have learned is very important to have throughout our life. From this activity, I realized how important self-disclosure is and how it can contribute to the successful relationship with