Miscommunication: Gender Role and Relationship
ENC 1102
4/09/13
Flirting doesn 't always come as easy as it may be portrayed in a movie or television show. In fact, there is no exact science to the task, it is based on cause and effect circumstances that neither a man nor woman can always anticipate. When two come together in attempt at starting a new romantic relationship, both sides are betting the odds that what they do, say, or think will have a positive effect on the other. The effects may not always be the positive outcome hoped for, but in every case there is a reaction. In the play Sure Thing written by David Ives, the reader gets to experience an example of how a romantic relationship can either start or come to a halting end. There are many scenarios in the play that Ives provides us with. It is shown that the leading conversation downfalls between the two characters are a lack of similar interest or the luck of bad timing. The bell sounds in the play as something has gone wrong and the scene is restarted into the beginning of multiple new opportunities as the two characters seek the right combination, the right nuance, the right approach that will win the day, and each other 's hearts. David Ives play, Sure Thing, demonstrates the struggle of communication between men and women due to the way in which they converse, the emotions they contribute to the conversation, and the influence of gender roles in a relationship.
Miscommunication between opposing genders is traditionally a leading cause of many relationship problems, as well as breakups. The way that men and women communicate hinders their relationship. According to, 10 Ways Woman and Men Communicate Differently, by Susan Sherwood Ph. D, “Women communicate through dialogue, discussing emotions, choices and problems. Males remain action-oriented -- the goal of communication is to achieve something.” Coincidentally this relates to Sure Thing because in one part of Bill and Betty 's conversation, Betty goes off on a rant to accuse Bill of
4/09/13
Flirting doesn 't always come as easy as it may be portrayed in a movie or television show. In fact, there is no exact science to the task, it is based on cause and effect circumstances that neither a man nor woman can always anticipate. When two come together in attempt at starting a new romantic relationship, both sides are betting the odds that what they do, say, or think will have a positive effect on the other. The effects may not always be the positive outcome hoped for, but in every case there is a reaction. In the play Sure Thing written by David Ives, the reader gets to experience an example of how a romantic relationship can either start or come to a halting end. There are many scenarios in the play that Ives provides us with. It is shown that the leading conversation downfalls between the two characters are a lack of similar interest or the luck of bad timing. The bell sounds in the play as something has gone wrong and the scene is restarted into the beginning of multiple new opportunities as the two characters seek the right combination, the right nuance, the right approach that will win the day, and each other 's hearts. David Ives play, Sure Thing, demonstrates the struggle of communication between men and women due to the way in which they converse, the emotions they contribute to the conversation, and the influence of gender roles in a relationship.
Miscommunication between opposing genders is traditionally a leading cause of many relationship problems, as well as breakups. The way that men and women communicate hinders their relationship. According to, 10 Ways Woman and Men Communicate Differently, by Susan Sherwood Ph. D, “Women communicate through dialogue, discussing emotions, choices and problems. Males remain action-oriented -- the goal of communication is to achieve something.” Coincidentally this relates to Sure Thing because in one part of Bill and Betty 's conversation, Betty goes off on a rant to accuse Bill of
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