Out of all of the topics that we have covered in this course, the concept that I will remember the most five years from now is how relationships form and how they last. I will have many more relationships throughout my life and knowing what the main factors of starting a relationship and how to maintain a relationship will be very helpful for me in my life.
The three concepts of proximity, reciprocity and similarity will all be factors that I will continue to use throughout my life. If I find someone attractive but their interests are the complete opposite of mine, the relationship will not last, so similarity plays a big role in building relationships. Reciprocity is also a very key concept that will a factor if my relationship will last or not because the relationship will need to have a lot of positive and kind actions being exchanged between me and my partner. Proximity is that we like those closest to us, so maybe I will find my future husband in the building that I work at when I am older.
It does make sense to me when learn about the concepts proximity, reciprocity and similarity. I started to think about how I started my relationship with my friends, roommates and boyfriend.
I agree that all of these things are needed to create a strong, lasting relationship. I think relationships can form from one or two of these factors, but likely won't last in the long term unless all three are present.
I also think that these factors are what makes a relationship very strong from the start. I will also try to use this factors as i began a relationship with someone it feels most best with.
This is a very interesting blog post. It sounds to me like you are a romantic and you enjoy movies like no strings attached. I also found the concepts of similarity, reciprocity and proximity interesting. I will keep these in mind for future relationships. As far as proximity, who knows? You could end up marrying the kid that sits next to you in Psych...
I agree that those three factors are important when looking to see if a relationship will last. Personally the most important of the three is similarity. If you don't share some of the same interests with a person such as a friend or boyfriend, then in the long run how will the relationship last. As much as we would like "Opposites Attract" to be true, "Birds of a feather flock together" is a much more accurate idiom when it comes to relationships.
This was a very interesting topic for me as well. I thought that it was interesting to learn how relationships form and last. I had never thought this far into this. It was interesting to learn about the different components in a relationship and how they all fit together. It definitely made me evaluate my relationships and how they worked out.
This was one of my favorite topics too. I don't know why, but I found this so intriguing. Even though I guess I knew all of this in the back of my mind, it was nice to actually hear a teacher talk about it and read it in a book. Everything fits together in the end, and that's what matters most.
I think psychology (and this course) gives very good advice on how to form relationships that last a while. I really liked this topic.
Not only do these concepts help build stronger relationships, it also makes us aware of what we're getting into. A lot of people jump into relationships without knowing what they expect, and what's expected of them. Proximity, reciprocity, and similarity give us boundaries to start a relationship in, so that we and the other person will know the basics and foundations of what the relationship should be built on. If more people knew about these 3 factors, a lot of arguments could potentially be prevented!