Managing Relationship Paper

Managing Relationships Paper Jonathan Hernandez University of Phoenix

The relationship chosen for this assignment in one that involves my wife and I. Both of us have been married for over five years and we have been together for a total of seven years. I met my wife through my best friend as she was his front door neighbor and we have also seen each other but never spoke until one day I just stopped her in front of her house and asked her for her name and the rest well is history. Our relationship began as a friendship as we would go out to nightclubs, watch movies, and just hang out in the front porch talking until literally the sun came up the following day it was something not to many get to do and I was lucky I would say. After my sophomore year of college, we were dating for over 6 months we found out that she was pregnant. I decided I had a good woman by my side and although we were young we were able to get married. The level of our relationship turned into a romantic one as we began as strangers, then friends, after boyfriend/ girlfriend and lastly wife and husband. I have no regrets with any decisions I made in regards to why and with who I chose to be married to. Although there are factors that led to the attraction of my wife I will talk about one short term attraction. As it is defined in Chapter 9, it states that short term attraction is a degree to which you sense a potential for developing an interpersonal relationship ( Beebe and Beebe , Redmond Chapter 9 page 256). I have known my best friend since we were in diapers and after high school is when we noticed that she was living there. She literally did not pay any attention to us in the beginning, to the point that we did not even know her name. I remember us in a group would scream out girl names to try and get her attention and obviously that did not work. We all thought she did not know how to have a good time but then after I met her I was completely wrong. After meeting her

References: Interpersonal Communication: Relating to Others, Sixth Edition, by Steven A. Beebe, Susan J. Beebe and Mark V. Redmond. 2011 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I certify that the attached paper is my original work. I am familiar with and acknowledge my responsibilities, which are part of the University of Phoenix Student Code of Academic Integrity. I affirm that any section of the paper which has been submitted previously is attributed and cited as such, and that this paper has not been submitted by anyone else. I have identified the sources of all information whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased, all images, and all quotations with citations and reference listings. Along with citations and reference listings, I have used quotation marks to identify quotations of fewer than 40 words and have used block indentation for quotations of 40 or more words. Nothing in this assignment violates copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property laws. I further agree that my name typed on the line below is intended to have, and shall have, the same validity as my handwritten signature.