Interpersonal Communication Final Paper
A Letter of
COM 200: Interpersonal Communication
Instructor Joseph Tomassini
July 8, 2011
Dear Sara and Tim,
My advice to you for a successful relationship is to be open and honest with each other about how you feel. It starts by identifying barriers to effective interpersonal communication. In fact, being open and honest with your significant other is very important in not creating problems later on the relationship. When you are honest you build trust. According to Pope (2007) the article states “When you’re suppressing communication and feelings during conflict with your husband, it’s doing something very negative to your physiology, and in the long term it will affect your health”. By holding on to grudges it will be detrimental to your marriage.
Over time how we relate to each other constantly changes because our relationships grow. We also change as we get older and as the relationship progresses. It takes time to build an interpersonal relationship in our marriage. Self-disclosure lets us become aware of our partners feelings. By interacting on a daily basis we become aware of our partners wants and their needs. Another important tip is to develop strategies for active, critical, and empathic listening. Sole (2011) found “When you feel as though you can trust the other person, you can trust the other person, you have expectations that you can depend on him or her to care for you and be responsive to your needs”. Share your values, morals and ideas. Make your spouse feel appreciated.
Share your expectations of yourself and your spouse. It is critical if you want a long term relationship. In fact, communication is made possible by having confidence and a mutual understanding. The relationship can than flourish. It leads to less conflict and turmoil
In addition, understand the impact of gender and culture on interpersonal communications. In research studies by Stipe (2007), “In brain-imaging
COM 200: Interpersonal Communication
Instructor Joseph Tomassini
July 8, 2011
Dear Sara and Tim,
My advice to you for a successful relationship is to be open and honest with each other about how you feel. It starts by identifying barriers to effective interpersonal communication. In fact, being open and honest with your significant other is very important in not creating problems later on the relationship. When you are honest you build trust. According to Pope (2007) the article states “When you’re suppressing communication and feelings during conflict with your husband, it’s doing something very negative to your physiology, and in the long term it will affect your health”. By holding on to grudges it will be detrimental to your marriage.
Over time how we relate to each other constantly changes because our relationships grow. We also change as we get older and as the relationship progresses. It takes time to build an interpersonal relationship in our marriage. Self-disclosure lets us become aware of our partners feelings. By interacting on a daily basis we become aware of our partners wants and their needs. Another important tip is to develop strategies for active, critical, and empathic listening. Sole (2011) found “When you feel as though you can trust the other person, you can trust the other person, you have expectations that you can depend on him or her to care for you and be responsive to your needs”. Share your values, morals and ideas. Make your spouse feel appreciated.
Share your expectations of yourself and your spouse. It is critical if you want a long term relationship. In fact, communication is made possible by having confidence and a mutual understanding. The relationship can than flourish. It leads to less conflict and turmoil
In addition, understand the impact of gender and culture on interpersonal communications. In research studies by Stipe (2007), “In brain-imaging
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