Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Chapter 13 - Question #2
It is not a single concept but rather an entire chapter that I enjoyed. The chapter was Interpersonal Communication. The reasoning behind my decision is because I like to apply course concepts to real life. My relationship with my boyfriend is a huge aspect of my life and it was interesting to be able to analyze our behaviors. We are one of those couples that make others sick. We are always all lovey-dovey with each other and have only had a handful of disagreements. I say disagreements because we have never have had actual fight. We have been together two and a half years and we are still going strong. The only road block that we will face is after I graduate in a week. I am going to be looking to start my career and he is going to be looking to change careers. This may drive us apart geographically. As we are semi-long distance this will pose as a problem that can be tackled through communication.
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I agree with you about the entire chapter being interesting. It really put into perspective how you can be irrational about ridiculous things, things that don't or shouldn't matter. While I was reviewing the fight that I got into with my boyfriend for the journal assignment, it let me see that maybe I should try to not get so defensive, because it can just prolong arguments, or make them worse. It's almost as if I received a free therapy session or something. It also showed me that sometimes listening to your partner and what they have to say/are feeling can be more important that having to be heard.
ReplyDeleteHello Kolby!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading your posts. =). I am totally with you in that the chapter on Interpersonal Communication was one of the most interesting ones in the text as we are always communicating with others on an interpersonal level and it is important to be effective communicators. The chapter provided a lot of useful information which could easily be applied to our lives and it was all relevant material. I think that as long as you and your boyfriend keep focusing on having an open dialogue that your long distance relationship, although difficult at times, will turn out to work just fine. As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder =). Good Luck to you!