Intimate relationships

Social penetration theory according to the creators “explains how relational closeness develops” (Griffin et al., 2015, p. 97) and how people begin personal relationships. The best and most effective way to describe social penetration theory and self-disclosure is by comparing it to an onion. The authors claim that people, like onions, have different layers. Each layer represents a different “structure of personality”…

adult relationships. One participant was coded as both Breaking the Cycle and Repeating the Cycle as she and her husband made the conscious effort to not have their children have similar experiences like they did; however during a separation in the marriage, she did experience domestic violence with another partner, and ended the relationship. Within this category, sub-categories were created to examine if it was experienced repeatedly (n = 2), fought back (n = 2), ended the relationship (n =…

fostering a personal relationship with the Father through communion and fellowship in…

Sexual communication, negotiation and consent are three pressing issues in various relationships. Throughout the weeks I found a disconnect between the posts we were expected to write about and my overall interest towards them. However, the final discussion provided many opportunities to express myself, learn from others and answer questions that concerned me in my own relationships. It is incredibly important to feel comfortable enough to talk about serious matters while in the bedroom. Trying…

Webster 's dictionary Love is “an intense feeling of deep affection” which I agree with but I also think love is deeper than that. Love and relationships have been broken down into the Sternberg’s Triangular Theory which basically tells us the steps of love from when we meet somone to the day we marry and potentially reach the pinnacle of love and relationships…

own experience and which in this poem is about his ‘first love’. At the beginning of the poem, Clare gives us a pessimistic thought about love as he uses words such as ‘struck’, ‘sudden’ and ‘stole’ to convey love in a violent manner. These words intimate love has hit him hard and he has fallen in love with Mary Joyce (his first love) at first sight. The word ‘stole’ suggests how involuntary it was as he was struck hence his love was stolen, not given. However, the word ‘sweet’ suggests us…

prolonged personal interactions for the sake of knowing each other before entering into a long-term relationship. Studies by Hall and Fincham (2009) address both Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love and Attachment Theory. In the context of Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, the article investigates a number of combinations of passion, commitment and intimacy in an attempt to understand whether relationships are based on friendship, liking, infatuation or limerence. Ideally, their study of…

personal relationships. One can be faithful to their spouse, or significant other, their God, family members, close friends, and clients. Being unfaithful means not being 100% trustworthy, devoted or loving in words and deeds. It includes words and actions that hurt the relationship, i.e. lying, deceiving, disrespect/not courteous or angry behavior, insults, belittling, blaming, withholding love, attention or money, any form of physical abuse and infidelity, or cheating (have a relationship…

educated to build a better knowledge and understanding of the world around them. The young people stated that they want to learn how to keep safe, to learn about risks involved in relationships, as well as learning about healthy relationships. They think that receiving a good and informative education on relationships and sex, as well as the dangers and risks of sexual exploitation, will help them feel safer and more…

genuinely get to know someone or deepen a relationship with a friend, we turn to social media to “learn” about someone and to “catch up” with an old friend. While social media has had many positive effects on our world, it has also brought about many downsides. As Sherry Turkle quotes in her book Reclaiming Conversation, “Technology enchants. It makes us forget what we know about life.” And I would…