MODULE 7

• Personal Relationships


  Relationships formed by friends, family, and people who are romantically involved together
• Personal Relationship


  • Close connections between people, formed by emotional bonds and interactions; often grow from and strengthened by mutual experiences
  • Marital or other committed relationship, significant familial relationship or consensual sexual or romantic relationship
  • The type of relationship which is closely associated with a person + can only have meaning to this person
  • Involves a degree of commitment to another person
• Relationship


  Relation between people formed by emotional connection
• Love


  Strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personalities
• Commitment


  Act of binding yourself to a course of action
• Romantic Relationship


  Relationship formed out of romantic love
• Attachment Theory


  • The very first meaningful relationship every human being encounter is with one's mother
  • Our relationships in the future are shaped to a large extent by our attachment to our parents
• The Process of Attraction

  1. Similarities

  2. Proximity

  3. Mere exposure

  4. Physical Attraction
• Similarities


  The more we are alike with another person, the more chances that we are going to form relationship with them: people who are similar in many ways foster attraction with each other
• Proximity


  • Proximity = distance
  • When people are geographically near each other, they anticipate interaction, leading to likelihood of repeated exposure
• Mere exposure


  Repeated exposure to an object or person will more likely lead to positive feelings
• Physical Attraction


  The initial stage of getting-to-know-each-other, being physically attracted to the person significantly influences the course of the relationships
• Transference


  When we meet people, we are reminded of someone we know in the past
• Propinquity Effect


  We develop a sense of familiarity with people who are close to us
• Reciprocity


  We like people who like us back
• Personality


  Possessing desirable traits
• Fisher's Stages of Falling in Love


  1. Lust: Driven by sex hormones, testosterone and estrogen

  2. Attraction: Involves neurotransmitters (dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin)

  3. Attachment: Long-lasting commitments are exchanged
• Essential Elements in a Romantic Relationship


  • Maturity
  • Time and readiness
  • Communication skills
  • Acceptance, respect, support, and understanding
• Maturity


  • Ability to face what comes to you and handle it in a way that lets both of you grow
  • Settle and harmonize differences
  • Everything is not all about fun and laughter
  • Balance time, planning your life, and making priorities for the future
• Time and Readiness


  • Relationships require attention and work
  • When is the perfect time to enter in a relationship?
• Communication Skills


  • Being able to express your feelings, ideas, wants, and desires are crucial for achieving an understanding of each other
  • Most relationships fell out because of miscommunication
  • When faced with challenges, discussing the issue is a crucial matter to solve it
• Acceptance, Respect, Support, and Understanding


  • Accepting differences and understanding each other's flaws are important
  • You will have to learn to let the person be that person he/she is
  • Respect his/her individuality
• Healthy Expressions of Love


  • Respect each other
  • Exercise give and take in the relationship
  • Give each other space to grow
  • Be responsible for what you think and say to the other person
  • Be responsible for what you promise to do or not to do
  • Be ready when support is needed
• Unhealthy Relationship


  • Too many limitations that affect your growth
  • Abuse
  • Conditional love
  • Doing sexual activities without his/her consent