INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
FRIENDSHIP:
1. Tell me about how you first meet your partner (Partner for this reflection can be a significant other, close friend, or family member (ie: parent). Is it a familial connection?
Were you friends first?
Was it physical attraction, social attraction, task attraction? What ethical responsibilities do you have toward your Partner?
If your Partner is a romantic partner, would the responsibilities be different is s/he were a friend instead? (and vice versa)
2. Are you over benefited or underbenefited in the relationship or do feel you are equals? Which resources are at stake or being consumed by the relationship and how? (ie: time, emotional investment, material cost, financial resources, or physical investment)
3. What behaviors do you use to maintain your relationship? (ie: positivity, openness, assurances, social networks, or sharing tasks).