Part 10 focuses on P5’s experience of a sense of disconnect. The couple’s dissatisfaction develops into arguments. Nevertheless, P5 notices that they do not actually argue about the primary problem(s) of the relationship. They argue about other “unrelated” issues. Furthermore, he notices that his desire to be satisfied or happy is turned into a problem he has in her eyes. For P5, he experiences her as disinterested and resistant to work with him on their relational problems. In turn, her attitude that he perceived contributed to his sense of dissatisfaction and unwillingness to invest in the relationship (in term of couple’s psychotherapy). In addition, P5 indicates his dislike of being told what to do and think. Although, he expresses a wish
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However in part 13, he narrates ways in which she does not respond to his suggestions. In turn, he feels not being heard, and her priority. These feelings lead to him feeling unhappy, frustrated, irritated, angry, and being rejected. Such feeling of rejection, in retrospect, is a lonely feeling for P5. He shares that these feelings accumulate in him and reach a point that he expresses his frustration reflexively. His words suggest that he does not feel having full control of himself in such situations. Also, his story shows his wish to be heard and understood by …show more content…
For P5, a bad relationship contributes to loneliness. Also, his tendency to jump into a relationship with a person who expresses interest in him without being selective (stanza 79) may contribute to him involving a bad relationship. In other words, he gets into a relationship that does not serve him well when he is not paying attention to his own needs, values, and instincts. In strophe 37, P5 shifts his attention to a recent encounter with a potential romantic interest. In the narrative, he shares challenge of meeting someone with whom he would have a good chemistry. He seeks for a sense of balance in potential mate. On the other hand, it is unclear that he has a firm grasp of what a good and balanced chemistry would look or feel like in a relationship. He also expresses a wish to not to overlook (important) things in a
However in part 13, he narrates ways in which she does not respond to his suggestions. In turn, he feels not being heard, and her priority. These feelings lead to him feeling unhappy, frustrated, irritated, angry, and being rejected. Such feeling of rejection, in retrospect, is a lonely feeling for P5. He shares that these feelings accumulate in him and reach a point that he expresses his frustration reflexively. His words suggest that he does not feel having full control of himself in such situations. Also, his story shows his wish to be heard and understood by …show more content…
For P5, a bad relationship contributes to loneliness. Also, his tendency to jump into a relationship with a person who expresses interest in him without being selective (stanza 79) may contribute to him involving a bad relationship. In other words, he gets into a relationship that does not serve him well when he is not paying attention to his own needs, values, and instincts. In strophe 37, P5 shifts his attention to a recent encounter with a potential romantic interest. In the narrative, he shares challenge of meeting someone with whom he would have a good chemistry. He seeks for a sense of balance in potential mate. On the other hand, it is unclear that he has a firm grasp of what a good and balanced chemistry would look or feel like in a relationship. He also expresses a wish to not to overlook (important) things in a