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 Wants The Ring

The Momma’s Boyv.

The Single Mother

The Player v.

The 90-Day-Rule Girl

Chapter 10- Communication in Personal Relationships

Understanding Personal Relationshipso Features of Personal Relationshipso The Evolutionary Course of Personal Relationships

Guidelines for Communicating in Personal Relationships

o Adapt Communication to Manage Distanceo Ensure Equity in Family Relationshipso Avoid Intimate Partner Violenceo 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:o Friendship

• 6 stageso Romantic

• 3 Broad phases

Friendships…

Role-limited Interaction

Friendly Relations

Moving Toward

Friendship

Nascent Friendship

Stabilized Friendship

Waning Friendship

Romantic Relationships…

Escalating Phase

Invitational Communication

Explorational Communication

Intensifying Communication

Revising Communication

Intimate Bonding

Romantic Relationships…

Navigating Phase

The process to sustain intimacy over time. Involves both preventive maintenance and

periodic repairs of the relationship culture Relationship culture- rules, understandings,

meanings, and patterns of interactions within a private relationship

Romantic Relationships…

Deteriorating PhaseIntrapsychic Processes

Dyadic Processes

Social Support

Processes Grave Dressing Processes

Resurrection Processes

Romantic CycleIntrapsychic Processes

Dyadic Processes

Social Support Processes

Grave Dressing Processes

Resurrection Processes

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