STAGES:
denial & disillusionment - Answer -- alone together > not happy
- third party involved > "happy"
- you deny anything is wrong in the realtionship but start to get cynical about the relo
STAGES:
erosion & anger - Answer -- so much anger > loser control
- blame partner for everything
- "Leave me alone"
- everything becomes a fighting point
- say things you don't want to take back
cuts into the realtionship, worn out and angry leads to fighting about stupid things you
lose control and blame the other
STAGES:
bargaining - Answer -- what would it take for you to be happy
- everything becomes a deal/obligation
- its not about just wanting to please someone there is alot of if then statements
STAGES:
detachment - Answer -- distant from relationship (physically or mentally)
- don't talk in the car
nothing left to say
STAGES:
separation (preknowledge) - Answer -you are aware things are going downhill
STAGES:
separation (mutual vs. single) - Answer -- if one of us wants to break up, make things
complicated
- both wants to break up, easier to break up
STAGES:
separation (gender) - Answer -girls drop boys more than boys drop girls
, STAGES:
attempted recovery - Answer -- person that has been dumped is more likely to recover
- matter of control > dumper was in control
- relationship recovered > dumpee is more likely to do the breakup the second time
- you try to fix the relo when your dumped but if it starts up again then you are more
likely to dump this time
STAGES:
mourning - Answer -- when you're sad
- eat a lot or don't eat
- jealous of other people/couples
- cry a lot
STAGES:
restructuring - Answer -- you begin to do things that do not involve the other person
- get new friends
- get new relationship
trying to get life back together
STAGES:
acceptance - Answer -no more history anymore, you will never get backk together and
that deosnt bother you
PREDICTORS:
talk matters - Answer -- ratio of positive/negative
- 1 negative, 5 positive
- more negative > break up
FOUR DEADLY SINS:
criticism - Answer -- way of fueling an attack, you'll get back an innocent response
- ex. "I don't like that shirt"
just saying what you dont like hurts the other person and they feel attacked
FOUR DEADLY SINS:
contempt - Answer -- despise other person
- ex. "You disgust me when you wear that shirt. Have you no taste?"
mocking the other
FOUR DEADLY SINS:
defensiveness - Answer -- kicking around the problem, people aren't taking
responsibility when they get defensive
- ex. "you're always wrong, I'm always right"
FOUR DEADLY SINS:
stonewalling - Answer -- all predictors of an end of a relationship
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