Interpersonal Relationship: Positive, And Personal Relationships

Relationships, especially close and trusting relationships, are very important for the positive, social and psychological growth of the individuals involved in the relationship. In our world, people in close relationships desire physical contact, emotional support, acceptance, and love. These traits and feelings are part of human nature, and people strive for these types of interpersonal relationships in order to fulfill the void in people’s lives and, above all, to make sense of live through trust, sharing, and caring. During my high school experience, I have met many interesting people in the classroom, as well as in sporting events. I made many new friends in sporting events and during school. Although none of these relationship ever turned into an intimate relationship, each relationship had different turning points. Mark Knapp suggest that interpersonal relationships develop through several stages. My relationship with my best friend, Sisalee, has gone through the coming together stages initiating, experimenting, intensifying, and integrating. The

During school, we were always invited to social gatherings together, not individually. When we did not want anybody to understand what we were saying, we used sophisticated nonverbal communication such as kinesics to exchange information. As a result, with facial expressions such as a twist of our lips, eye stares and distinctive postural movements, we were able to read each other's minds. In many situations, we caught ourselves saying the same thing at the same time. It was as though we were on the same wavelength and did not always need to verbalize something in order to understand one another. One time we decided to go to a party together and laughed when we discovered we were planning to wear almost identical clothing without consulting with each other in advance! The two of us were like one