Interpersonal Communication is defined as making personal contacts, building a connection with and establishing a relationship with another individual to satisfy our social needs and realise our personal goals.
This cartoon shows us a side of relationship that not many people will see. The guy in the picture is saying that he will stay with the girl as long as it pleases him and it doesnt give him any grief. It applies to the communication theory of relational formation and development in the exchange part. It states that people get into a relationship based on our perceptions of the costs and rewards of the relationship. This means that we enter a relationship with the hope that we get benefits out of it and there are rewards from it. Once no rewards or benefits is gained from that relationship, one party or both will back out.
In Knapp's model of relational development, this cartoon can also be interpreted in such a way that once the guy gets fed up of the other party, they will terminate their relationship. Before that, however, during the 8th stage, a.k.a the stagnation stage, parties are just going through the motions os a relationship and there is absence of joy and excitement. In order not to feel the pain of losing the other party, they persist to avoid pain of termination and just go through routine scripts. Subsequently, as the relationship goes from bad to worse, the relationship will terminate and that is when both parties move on seperately.
This cartoon really shows me the ugly side of humans as one will not tell a person directly to their face that they will only stay on with the person as long as it gives them pleasure and benefit to their own self. Although this cartoon can be seen as reality to some, to others, it may just be a joke.
What do you think?
2 comments:
Hi phoebe!
Love is a tricky issue and if not handled well, it will lead to disastrous consequences. As all interpersonal relationship goes, communication is key but some words might be hidden away in the crevasses of our mind as illustrated in the cartoon above.Whatever it is, when emotions and trust is involved, honesty in communication is key in relational development and maintenance. Nice post phoebe, our government should give you some credit here! lol
I find being in the relationship is kind of really so complex. It is beyong my imagination because it could be due to many factors arise. Of course, being into the relationship can be so rewarding and yet can be so painful when come to the separation. Just dont like to think about it..
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