First of all, congratulations for getting engaged and welcome to the love and care. I am glad that you sought me for some piece of advice about your relationship. Since you are about to start a new life, so you would have new responsibilities, new commitments. Maybe I can give you some advice regarding how to effectively use interpersonal communication in your relationship. Healthy relationship is based on proper interpersonal communication as it offers a chance to be happy and be in love for the time to come. Communication is the basis f any strong relationship due to which it is important to understand the interaction that a person has with one another in the daily interaction and mingling.
Principles in Effective Interpersonal Communications
As a recently engaged couple, inevitability of interpersonal communication should be realized by both of you. Being engaged implies that, on your way to marriage life, you will often spend time together. Therefore, it is impossible not to communicate with one another. Both verbally or in the form of facial expression, communication can occur. For instance, a frown will specify dislike or displeasure, whereas, a smile will indicate content. That's why; communication of the correct message is quite significant for both of you, whether it is in action or in words without being misconstrued. It is only possible via incessant interpersonal communication that unresolved issues can be talked about for achieving concrete solutions.
There are four main principles of interpersonal communication that needs to be understood as they make the basis for communication. The first is that it is inescapable which implies that it is not possible to not communicate as the effort to not communicate also shows a type of communication (King, 2000). It is not just through words but also through the facial expression, posture and gesture that people communicate with one another. These channels help in receiving constant communication from one another. The second principle is that it is irreversible which implies that a person cannot take something back once it is said. The third principle is that it is complicated which shows that there is no form of communication which is simple as the variables involved are very complex. The fourth principle is that it is contextual which shows that communication cannot take place in isolation. It has a psychological context, relational context, situational context, environmental context and the cultural context (King, 2000).
All these contexts need to be considered while making communication. The understanding of each of these principles will help both of you to understand one another in a proper manner in terms of communication.
Misconceptions in Effective Interpersonal Communications
The context of communication is also based on the feelings that a person had about it. Almost every individual is a stereotype due to which we develop misconception and assumptions which are false. While communicating, a person might feel that every individual knows what the conversation is about along with knowing the opinions and views of the ...