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Communication and Adjustment in Marriage

Communication and Adjustment in Marriage Common sense observation, newspaper reports, the works of novelists and playwrights, the statements of individuals receiving psychotherapy and research findings ( 6, 7 ) all converge to emphasize the positive relationship between communication and a good marital relationship. Certainly, when boy meets girl, there is a felt need to talk in order to get acquainted and learn more about each other. Each wants to know the other better, and communication goes forward by spoken word and by gestures, and later on, by letters and notes, pictures, gifts and by touch. “Tell me all about yourself” is the early theme, and this blends into a sharing experience (dating) in which the two do become better acquainted and the question of getting serious is entertained, evaluated and resolved. When two people become serious and ultimately decide to marry, their joint communication history will reflect the nature and the duration of their relationship. The shorter the time they have known each other, the greater is the likelihood that their communication will have been employed primarily for the exchange of information about their past, their attitudes and interests in the matters relating to the here and now, and the expression of their http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Family Process Wiley

Communication and Adjustment in Marriage

NAVRAN, LESLIE
Family Process , Volume 6 (2) – Sep 1, 1967
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Wiley
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Copyright © 1967 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0014-7370
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1545-5300
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10.1111/j.1545-5300.1967.00173.x
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Common sense observation, newspaper reports, the works of novelists and playwrights, the statements of individuals receiving psychotherapy and research findings ( 6, 7 ) all converge to emphasize the positive relationship between communication and a good marital relationship. Certainly, when boy meets girl, there is a felt need to talk in order to get acquainted and learn more about each other. Each wants to know the other better, and communication goes forward by spoken word and by gestures, and later on, by letters and notes, pictures, gifts and by touch. “Tell me all about yourself” is the early theme, and this blends into a sharing experience (dating) in which the two do become better acquainted and the question of getting serious is entertained, evaluated and resolved. When two people become serious and ultimately decide to marry, their joint communication history will reflect the nature and the duration of their relationship. The shorter the time they have known each other, the greater is the likelihood that their communication will have been employed primarily for the exchange of information about their past, their attitudes and interests in the matters relating to the here and now, and the expression of their

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Family Process – Wiley

Published: Sep 1, 1967

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