Interpersonal conversation

  During this week, we learned about interpersonal communication in our daily life. Interpersonal communication is the process by which people exchange information, feelings, and meaning through verbal and non-verbal messages. It is also face-to-face communication. The communication process is the guide toward realizing effective communication. It is through the communication process that the sharing of a common meaning between the sender and the receiver takes place. Individuals that follow the communication process will have the opportunity to become more productive in every aspect of their profession. Effective communication leads to understanding.

  Everyday conversation includes small talk, excuses and apologies, complimenting and advice. For small talk, is used to pass time, make sure be polite and confirm all is well.  Excuses is explanations or actions that lessen the negative implications of an actor's performance thereby maintaining a positive image for oneself and others. Apologies are expressions of regret or sorrow for having done what you did or what happened; often include a request for forgiveness; help repair the relationship the the reputation of the wrong doer. Next, complimenting is message of praise, flattery or congratulations; functions as a way of relating to another person with positiveness and immediacy as a conversation start, and to encourage other person to compliment you. The last one is advice which mean the process of giving another person a suggestion for thinking or behaving, usually to effect a change.

Apologies does not always mean that you are wrong and the other person is right.
It's just mean that you value your relationship more than you ego.

Furthermore,  the relationship stages are:

1.  Contact- you see what the person looks like
2. Involvement- a sense of mutuality, of being connected and develops
3. Intimacy- feeling that you can be honest and open when talking about yourself
4. Deterioration- the stages that sees the weakening bonds between the parties and represents the downsides of the relationship progression
5. Repair- consider ways of solving your relational difficulties
6. Dissolution- is the cutting of the bonds tying you together

  In addition, relationship theories includes:

1. Attraction theory- holds that people form relationships on the basis of attraction
2. Relationship Rules theory- held together by adherence to certain rules
3. Relationship Dialectics theory- tensions between pairs of opposing motives or desire\
4. Social penetration theory- what happen when relationships develop
5. Social Exchange theory- develop relationships that will enable you to maximize your profits
6. Equity theory- uses the ideas of social exchange

  Lastly, the dark side of interpersonal relationships is the use of interpersonal communication in DAMAGING, unethical ways. For instance, the cognitive jealousy is thoughts about your partner, reflections on decrease in time spent with your partner. The emotional on affective jealousy is feelings of anger, hurt, worry, or concern aroused by the threat of losing a relationship. While the behavioural jealousy is actions taken to monitor or alter a partners jealousy-evoking activity's.