Interpersonal relationship

Social penetration theory, also known as the ‘Onion Theory’, was a theory formulated by professors Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor on 1973 on the development of interpersonal relationship. The social penetration theory states that as relationships develop, communication moves from relatively shallow, non-intimate levels to deeper, more personal ones. It mainly concentrates on the development […]

Frankly I have a rather extensive list of pet peeves. Either that or I have a very low tolerance for many things. One of my biggest annoyances however, happens to be something that I quite enjoy as well. To be in a relationship, for example, is my biggest pet peeve. Not so much being in […]

Sometimes our past can cause pain that doesn’t allow us to trust others. People we trust can cause us to put up a wall and look to other things for comfort. In the movie, Will Hunting found his comfort in books. Will Hunting needed a real friendship to help him open up his mind in […]

Friendship always played an important role for people It is obvious because people are social beings and they need to communicate. However we all think differently and it is significant how people distinguish friendship from other relationships. A question arises : what can friendship mean? What does it mean for me in particularly? It is […]

Aristotle once said, “Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.” There are many things that go into the process of friendship. Some people deal with friendship one way while others deal with it in another way. Cicero had a lot to say about the different aspects of friendship in his time, but how […]

     Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays” (1962) is reflective of the typical paternal-progenital relationship. It is not difficult to find an analogy between the poem’s message and our domestic relationships. The poem conveys life! My choice of “Those Winter Sundays” is deeply influenced by its congruence with my life experiences. It is a perennial reminder […]

The story The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick, focuses on Billy, who is a sixteen year old boy living in Australia. Billy reveals himself as a reject, a thief and a troubled character who rejects school. Billy’s ‘alienation’ is a cause of the combination of all his troubles, his abusive father, rejection from school, bad […]