Comm200 Week 1 Assignment

Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication

Brian Brinson

COM200: Interpersonal Communication

Nicole Harris

10/5/2014

Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication

In my opinion, I think that after reading this article, it makes me wonder how some spouses do not have the same wavelength as their partners. I am a homosexual who has been with my partner for two years now and we both know what each other is thinking, I can finish his sentences before they even come out of his mouth. I have the best man in the world because anytime I am feeling down; he always knows how to pick me up, and he will go out of his way to get me in a better mood. I remember one time when I was sick; he did everything from making me something to eat to bringing me a hot cup of tea with honey and lemon in it. I don't know what I would do without him! According to this article, I disagree with it because relationships are very strong if you know how to make them work. According to Kenneth Savitsky, a professor of psychology at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts states, “Some couples may indeed be on the same wavelength, but may be not as much as they think. You get rushed and preoccupied, and you stop taking the perspective of the other person, precisely because the two of you are so close.” I am in harmony as my boyfriend, so I disagree with Savitsky because I know my boyfriend inside and out and I do not need some study to say anything against my relationship. Having a close relationship like mine only happens once in a lifetime. I always hear my friends say, “I can't believe that you guys are still together!” Since, in our world relationships rarely last 6 months, I can honestly say true love does happen.

Communication is a tool that we will use for as long as we live but can be so complex. The various ways of communicating can be done verbally, non-verbally and or written. All three ways of communicating are vital in relationships but the...