Romantic friendship

Love In the play Much ado about nothing we see the display of romantic, friendship, and family love but certain love is similar and different depending on the people and the situation. True love is broken down into three parts and that is trust, sacrifice, and vulnerability. As people if we already trust someone love comes naturally and that is why love is built on trust. Every type of relationship requires trust because with it the freedom of sharing your heart and soul will be valued and treasured by your loved ones forever. Trust is something to be earned and it is important to be wise in how much trust we put in someone. Trust also gives you a sense of security to experience the full potential of love and vulnerability the relationship…

However, as I interacted with others, and established friendships, other influences played a part in my ethical and moral development. There are also experiences that shaped my development. I have noticed that my morals and ethics have shifted over the years. I imaging this is a result of experiences, interactions, life, and a plethora of other influences. My undergraduate program helped to shift some of my values and ethics into the gray area. Where I was once black and white in thought, I…

Four Counseling Issues Most counselors at some point in their career will face difficult issues. Those difficult issues can force a counselor to examine his or her ethics, and morals. Knowing where a counselor stands, and being self-aware will be important as those issues arise. The four counseling issues that will be discussed are Domestic Violence and Children, Mandated Clients, Same-Sex Adoptions, and Right-to-Die issues. Also, to be discussed are the state/region laws that apply to the…

argument with text from Lillian Faderman’s article “The ‘Fashion’ of Romantic Friendship in the Eighteenth Century.” The majority of the other classmates were discussing how the scholars were incorrect when referring to the female friendship language as fashions of the time. Common themes that came up in discussions were the acceptance that men and society had for the language used, and that the writing style of the time allowed women to express themselves freely in their letters to one…

as, “one girl, generally an underclassman, and usually a freshman, becomes much attached to another girl, ordinarily an upper-class girl. The young girl is ‘crushed’ and the other, sends her flowers and tries in various ways to give expression to her admiration.” Historian Lillian Faderman called this era the “last breath of innocence” for female-female relationships. On the contrary, female-female relationships, or “romantic friendships” continued at all women’s colleges around the United…

In the third journal article by Heidi M. Reeder, ‘I like you…as a friend’: The role of attraction in cross-sex friendship, she begins by defining friendship and breaking it down as to what is attractive to each party in a friendship. While most other research has been focused on how sexual attractiveness is the underlying motivator for an opposite-sex friendship, Reeder conducts research to conclude if that is the only motivator. She performs a study using in-depth interviews of 20 opposite-sex…

In this time, I am going to consider that major differences in Close friendships and romantic relationships. I think that there are major differences in-between those relationships. There is one of the best-known models of relational stages. It’s Knapp’s relational ship stages. It shows ten stages fit into this three-phase view of relational communication. And then this model seems most appropriate for describing communication between romantic partners. Firstly, I would like to discuss the…

and healthy friendships is a very important milestone in adolescence (Johnson, 2004). It is especially important to the mental health of adults, as friends are the main support system they have at this time (Kessler et al., 2003). Depression is the most common mental disorder in Canada, with 4.7% of the population 15 years and up matched criteria for major depression according to Statistic Canada’s 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey. While professional help is highly encouraged (Kessler et…

When we think of friendship, what is it that we think of? Do we just say it is a relationship between two people who care about each other? According to the Dictionary, friendship is the state of being a friend, or a friendly relation or intimacy. However, I can say it is about having trust, loyalty, affection, loyalty, love, and respect for another person. Some people today could mention the meaning of a genuine friendship would be a person to have a true bond with, such as a support system,…

this was more of a rare occurrence rather than an everyday part of society. In her article “JUST FRIENDS” author Carlin Flora analyses the recent trend in raising numbers of opposite sex friendships and how physical attraction to each other and interest in a romantic relationship affects these relationships compared to friendships of the same sex. Furthermore, Flora uses analytical and empirical data to strengthen her arguments that although…