Relational Dialectics Theory Argues That Interpersonal Communication Is the Mechanism

Essay

Relational Dialectics Theory argues that interpersonal communication is the mechanism people use to manage the inevitable and necessary tensions that exist in all relationships. It further argues that those tensions, or dialectics, are both internal to the relationship and external, that is, in interaction with others outside it. List and describe the three primary internal dialectics faced by most relationships and do the same for the external version of each. Give examples.