Thursday, March 12, 2009
sschm Blog 7
I found the different forms that men and women communicate to be very interesting. Although it does fall into stereotypical communication methods of men and women, I've recently realized some men just aren't capable of communicating on a affiliative and relationship level. I've felt like I want this guy to be able to communicate with me and listen to me and to feel a connection and I think he's honestly not capable of it. This is why you should never ditch your friends for men because some just may never understand and listen to you. The knowledge of knowing the difference in how we communicate has really helped me understand that he has the typical gendered communication skills and no one has taught him how to be more affiliative and relationship oriented, but I'm not sure that I'm up for the job. How much can you really make someone listen and understand you. If you can't communicate what really is there?
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This is true when you say friends should never leave friends for the opposite sex. It won't work out like they planned on and it sometimes just makes everything a whole lot worst. People just need to learn to balance the friendship with all of them. It can be v3ery sterotypical but this is how everyone learned of what was what for male and female. Communication is such a big part of everything in relationships with the opposite sex and with friendship with the same sex. If there is no communication involved everything will eventually fall down the drain.
Okay, first off I also agree that without communication you have nothing. But I do not believe that can not change. Working with the opposite gender and making it clear as to what you want in return can help tremendously. I am not saying that males wont typically turn to their solution orientation but clarifying that you want feedback and a connection honestly helps. Some guys seem to just be competitive and not connective and maybe that is the way they will always be but you have to realize that's how they are "programmed."
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