tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413201946020025710.post2904858710208307928..comments2011-03-07T08:13:24.364-08:00Comments on MY DAILY PENNY: First Pennyccornicellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209104309613029184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413201946020025710.post-15872275648838841742011-03-02T09:31:16.305-08:002011-03-02T09:31:16.305-08:00Often times our views of others and our relationsh...Often times our views of others and our relationships with them, spawns not with them, but from ourselves. It is also the product of our childhood and the parental influences which have carved us from the raw ore of youth. If you want to understand how someone will treat someone else, first look at how they treat themselves.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403701112180075273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413201946020025710.post-53706752006464055492011-03-02T09:25:51.540-08:002011-03-02T09:25:51.540-08:00I believe a number of sociological ideas touch upo...I believe a number of sociological ideas touch upon this, but perhaps the greatest is the idea of societal pressures, instinctual tendencies, and present social norms conflicting with one another. Instinct and genetic influences tell us what we want and what role we should play. Watch any study of men/women sexual interaction and you will be surprised at how animalistic we really are. In addition we have the defined roles set forth by thousands of years of civilization, most of which have only recently decade. Both conflict with our current family/relationship ideas. The truth is we live in a replaceable society. Relationships are no longer about permanence. Just like your TV, when your relationship fails you, you throw it out the door. We don't fix things. But, with all this said, I think the nature of relationships touches on our current methods of social/human interraction. This is behavioral. All relationships rely on the 3 C's: Communication, Compromise, and Committment. Communication is perhaps the greatest, possibly because it inherently includes the others. Communication is more than just talking, it's listening, interpreting, reasoning, interacting, and rationalizing. People do not know how to do this anymore. It's a rare and truly forgotten art. And, this more than anything, i feel, is the reason that the state of today's relationships are in such disarray.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403701112180075273noreply@blogger.com