Lack of Communication in a Relationship

Introduction

This paper will focus on the high conflict rate due to lack of communication. Perhaps young married couples are not mature enough to be engaged in such a tremendous responsibility, or, maybe, the couples really do not know each other as well as they thought. Possibly, they have been blinded by infatuation rather than by true love, or, quite simply, the couples mistakenly have different relational expectations (Baxter 223-241). Ultimately, all the possibilities point to one thing, which is a lack of communication. In order to have a healthy relationship, the parties involved must overcome the barriers of miscommunication, through honesty, empathy, respect and trust. As well as this, one needs to be able to identity themselves and know who they really are and what they want in order for the relationship to succeed. Without these factors, any affiliation would experience.

Analysis

Somewhere along the line, there must have been a breakdown in the interpersonal communication process. Seemingly, the marital dyad has not used the correct communication patterns needed to sustain their relationship. In some way, each of them has not evaluated their partner carefully enough to ensure that this chosen individual is, in fact, truly their life long partner. By no means, is this the sole reason for divorce, but it certainly plays an enormous role.

In fact, no one could ever pinpoint the exact cause of divorce since each situation is unique and is usually quite complicated. However, it would be unreasonable not to believe that interpersonal communication does not play an integral part in marital satisfaction. Since interpersonal communication affects almost all facets of a relationship, it has a huge impact on each and every part of both individuals' lives. Marital satisfaction, something that everyone would like to find an equation for, is the goal that all married couples naturally wish to achieve. Since marital satisfaction obviously has a direct relationship to marital stability, the more satisfaction that is achieved within a marriage, the more stable and more positive the relationship (Attridge pp. 141-164). This stability is accomplished through hard work and communication between the partners, and a mutual understanding of what part each must play in the relationship. Communication has often been cited as the primary predictor to relational satisfaction (Haralmabos pp 149-152).

Now, the question has arisen-what patterns processes of communication are the contributing factors that play such a vital part in the ...