COMM 315 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Group Polarization, Risk Aversion, Premarital Sex
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Defining relational maintenance- keeping a relationship at a desired level. Maintaining a relationship is far more challenging than maintaining a car or home. According to dindia and canary, there are four common definitions. Relational maintenance overlap: first, relational maintenance involves keeping a relationship in existence. (sending a. Although some relationships are kept in existence through extensive contact, others require minimal effort. For example: social networking sites such as facebook and myspace allow people to keep in touch with one another without having to invest time and effo(cid:396)t i(cid:374)to (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)ati(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith ea(cid:272)h i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual (cid:862)f(cid:396)ie(cid:374)d(cid:863) o(cid:374)e-on-one. Dating and married couples often try to rekindle the romance in their relationship to keep them satisfying. They may have a candle lit dinner or spend a weekend away together. Similarly, friends might plan a weekend ski trip together to catch up with each other and have fun: fourth, relational maintenance involves keeping a relationship in repair.
