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Think Like A Man. Marilynne Wilkins. The movie…. The Dreamer v. The Woman Who Is Her Own Man. The Non-committer v. The Girl Who W ants T he R ing. The Player v. The 90-Day-Rule G irl. The Momma’s Boy v. The Single Mother. Chapter 10- Communication in Personal Relationships.
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Think Like A Man Marilynne Wilkins
The Dreamer v. The Woman Who Is Her Own Man The Non-committer v. The Girl Who Wants The Ring The Player v. The 90-Day-Rule Girl The Momma’s Boy v. The Single Mother
Chapter 10- Communication in Personal Relationships Understanding Personal Relationships • Features of Personal Relationships • The Evolutionary Course of Personal Relationships Guidelines for Communicating in Personal Relationships • Adapt Communication to Manage Distance • Ensure Equity in Family Relationships • Avoid Intimate Partner Violence • Insist on Safer Sex
The Evolutionary Course of Personal Relationships… • Every relationship is unique, but most have commonalities • Turning Point- something that moves a relationship toward or away from intimacy • Types: • Friendship • 6 stages • Romantic • 3 Broad phases
Romantic Relationships… Escalating Phase • Intimate Bonding • Revising Communication • Intensifying Communication • Explorational Communication • Invitational Communication
Romantic Relationships… Navigating Phase • The process to sustain intimacy over time. • Involves both preventive maintenance and periodic repairsof the relationship culture • Relationship culture- rules, understandings, meanings, and patterns of interactions within a private relationship
Romantic Relationships… Deteriorating Phase • Intrapsychic Processes • Dyadic Processes • Social Support Processes • Grave Dressing Processes • Resurrection Processes
Romantic Cycle Navigating • Intrapsychic Processes • Dyadic Processes • Intimate Bonding • Social Support Processes • RevisingCommunication • Intensifying Communication • Grave Dressing Processes • Explorational Communication • Invitational Communication • Resurrection Processes Individuals