COM200 WK1 Assign 1
Just because we are close, does not mean you completely understand me!
Jacqueline Garcia
COM200 Interpersonal Communication
Kyle Ferguson
Just because we are close, does not mean you completely understand me!
Sometimes we underestimate the importance of communication. In relationships between two people, they find themselves in a place of comfort and familiarity. This causes one to think that because they are close and they can finish each other sentences and understand each other better then anyone else, life is perfect and there will never be any need to work on how to communicate. This façade can cause conflict and mask that fact that their communication is poor.
I find myself to be one that speaks her mind maybe sometimes not as clear as one would like but nonetheless if something is on my mind or bothering me you’ll be finding out very quickly what the issue is. My boyfriend and I both wear our emotions on our sleeves and can paint a perfect picture of what going through our heads with out a word, If he notices something about my demeanor is off he know something is wrong. And that begins our walk down communication lane. We kind of live by, “ It’s my job to tell you what is going on inside of me, it is your job to tell me what is going on inside of you. We do not have telepathy or the right to assume we know one another’s thoughts, motives, feelings, or needs.” Which has worked well so far, but in the process of getting our points across we find out that its not as easy as we sometimes hope it to be. We are close and know how one will react if something is said or done in the process of communicating, we know what the other is probably going to say or think, but the communication process is always something that can be worked on. In the long haul once all the communicating is said and done we find joy in being able to have a healthy Communication line.
All this sounds lovely and yes it is but its not always cake. Communication is
Jacqueline Garcia
COM200 Interpersonal Communication
Kyle Ferguson
Just because we are close, does not mean you completely understand me!
Sometimes we underestimate the importance of communication. In relationships between two people, they find themselves in a place of comfort and familiarity. This causes one to think that because they are close and they can finish each other sentences and understand each other better then anyone else, life is perfect and there will never be any need to work on how to communicate. This façade can cause conflict and mask that fact that their communication is poor.
I find myself to be one that speaks her mind maybe sometimes not as clear as one would like but nonetheless if something is on my mind or bothering me you’ll be finding out very quickly what the issue is. My boyfriend and I both wear our emotions on our sleeves and can paint a perfect picture of what going through our heads with out a word, If he notices something about my demeanor is off he know something is wrong. And that begins our walk down communication lane. We kind of live by, “ It’s my job to tell you what is going on inside of me, it is your job to tell me what is going on inside of you. We do not have telepathy or the right to assume we know one another’s thoughts, motives, feelings, or needs.” Which has worked well so far, but in the process of getting our points across we find out that its not as easy as we sometimes hope it to be. We are close and know how one will react if something is said or done in the process of communicating, we know what the other is probably going to say or think, but the communication process is always something that can be worked on. In the long haul once all the communicating is said and done we find joy in being able to have a healthy Communication line.
All this sounds lovely and yes it is but its not always cake. Communication is
References: Close relationships sometimes mask poor communication. (2011, January). U.S. News & World Report, 1. doi: 2270370591 Retireved from Ashford Library