Two Significant Relationships

Identify two significant relationships, listing the type of relationship (friend, significant relationship, family member, etc.). For each of these relationships, identify three relationship-forming factors (appearance, similarity, complementarity, disclosure, etc.). Describe how these three factors helped you form that relationship. Using one of the relationships as an example, demonstrate the ten stages of interpersonal relationships. How do you use the strategies for managing dialectical tensions and relational repair (including forgiveness)? How do you use the strategies (or not) for repairing relational transgressions? Using the other relationship as an example, demonstrate the various stages of a relationship in Knapp’s model, including diagnosing the dialectical tensions in a given relationship, how they influence communication, and the most effective strategies for managing them. [MO7.1, MO7.3, MO7.4, MO7.6, MO7.7]