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Interpersonal Communication- A Mindful Approach to Relationships, 2020a

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Key Terms<br />

• Accidental <strong>Communication</strong><br />

• Alexithymia<br />

• Argument<br />

• Avoidance<br />

• Coercive Power<br />

• Compliance<br />

• Conflict<br />

• Disagreement<br />

• Distributive Conflict<br />

• Dunning–Kruger Effect<br />

• emotional awareness<br />

• Emotional Intelligence<br />

• Emotions<br />

• Expert Power<br />

• Expressive <strong>Communication</strong><br />

• Feelings<br />

• Identification<br />

• Influence<br />

• Informational Power<br />

• Integrative Conflict<br />

• Interdependence<br />

• Internalization<br />

• Legitimate Power<br />

• Power<br />

• Procedural Disagreements<br />

• Referent Power<br />

• Reward Power<br />

• Rhe<strong>to</strong>rical <strong>Communication</strong><br />

• Substantive Disagreement<br />

• Tolerance for Disagreement<br />

• “You” Statements<br />

Real World Case Study<br />

Paul has been in a yearlong relationship with his boyfriend Bill. Paul really loves the idea of<br />

being in love, but he’s just not in love with Bill at all. Unfortunately, on Valentine’s Day, he made the<br />

mistake of telling Bill that he loved him even though he just doesn’t. As far as Paul is concerned, he<br />

could end the relationship <strong>to</strong>day.<br />

Bill, on the other hand, fell madly in love with Paul almost immediately after they started hanging<br />

out and going <strong>to</strong> the gym <strong>to</strong>gether. One day when Bill and Paul were hanging out watching TV, he<br />

looked at Paul and <strong>to</strong>ld him that he loved him. Bill immediately noticed that Paul looked like a deer<br />

in headlights and let him off easy saying, “There’s no need <strong>to</strong> say it back if you’re not ready <strong>to</strong> do so.”<br />

Ultimately, the relationship became more like a really good friendship than a romantic<br />

relationship. The two hung out and went <strong>to</strong> dinner and saw movies, but were never really intimate<br />

with one another at all. Paul kept up the charade because he kind of liked some of the perks of being<br />

in a relationship. He liked having someone <strong>to</strong> hang out with all the time. He liked having someone<br />

who cleaned his house and cooked for him. He liked having someone who would look after his cats<br />

when he went on vacation.<br />

Over time, Bill started <strong>to</strong> realize that something was wrong with the relationship. One day when<br />

he and Paul were talking about the future, he <strong>to</strong>ld Paul, “I want <strong>to</strong> be everything for you.” He<br />

immediately saw that once again Paul looked like a deer trapped in headlights. Over time, Bill<br />

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