The Bonding Stage Of Zainab's Relationship Model
INTRODUCTION
Zainab and I have been friends for seventeen years. We are at the bonding stage of Knapp’s Relationship model in our friendship.
INITIATING
It was the middle of the school year when my mother decided to move to the suburbs from Washington, D.C. I knew that I would be heading to a new school and I was not anticipating the change. It was kind of strange starting at a new school when half the year was almost finished. For the first few months I pretty much stayed to myself. By the end of the school year I had made a few friends, but I was still trying to get acclimated to my new environment. During the summer my family had moved to a different apartment, however, it was in the same school district.
As the school year was approaching I was more excited about my new school. I went to the bus stop and recognized a familiar face. She was a girl from school, but I did not know her name. When she saw me she waved and prompted me to come over. She seemed friendly, so I obliged. When I approached her she said, “I know you, we were in Mrs. Avery’s class together”. We both laughed and I asked her to remind me of her name. That day, Zainab and I sat together on the school bus and talked about the activities that we did over the summer. By time we got the school we realized that we had two classes together that year. …show more content…
For the most part we sat with one another going to school and returning home. We would talk about different topics related to school, classmates, and teachers. I started to notice that we shared the same opinions on these topics. In the classes that we shared we would always elect to be partners for group assignments. One day after class, Zainab invited me back to her house so that we could do our homework together. That evening, I felt that we would be great
Zainab and I have been friends for seventeen years. We are at the bonding stage of Knapp’s Relationship model in our friendship.
INITIATING
It was the middle of the school year when my mother decided to move to the suburbs from Washington, D.C. I knew that I would be heading to a new school and I was not anticipating the change. It was kind of strange starting at a new school when half the year was almost finished. For the first few months I pretty much stayed to myself. By the end of the school year I had made a few friends, but I was still trying to get acclimated to my new environment. During the summer my family had moved to a different apartment, however, it was in the same school district.
As the school year was approaching I was more excited about my new school. I went to the bus stop and recognized a familiar face. She was a girl from school, but I did not know her name. When she saw me she waved and prompted me to come over. She seemed friendly, so I obliged. When I approached her she said, “I know you, we were in Mrs. Avery’s class together”. We both laughed and I asked her to remind me of her name. That day, Zainab and I sat together on the school bus and talked about the activities that we did over the summer. By time we got the school we realized that we had two classes together that year. …show more content…
For the most part we sat with one another going to school and returning home. We would talk about different topics related to school, classmates, and teachers. I started to notice that we shared the same opinions on these topics. In the classes that we shared we would always elect to be partners for group assignments. One day after class, Zainab invited me back to her house so that we could do our homework together. That evening, I felt that we would be great