Interpersonal relationships are very important in each of our lives. Interpersonal relationships can be any relationship between any two people, such as two friends, parent and child, a pair of lovers... any two...
However relationships between a girlfriend and boyfriend are commonly known to generate most interest and enthusiasm and therefore these are the kind of relationships i've decided to talk about.
Although, usually i can think up many many answers and reasons for why people, would engage in an interpersonal relationship, when i was asked the very same question, i was left word bound...
I have realised that answers and thoughts of people of different ages and at different stages of their lives vary greatly. Not only answers to this question but also their view of what they want out of a relationship or how serious they would like this relationship to be...
All in all it is very interesting to find out all these varied answers...
So let's try this...
Why do people engage in an interpersonal relationship?
what is the very first thing that comes to your mind first at hearing or reading this question?
what is the answer that comes to your mind after pondering upon and thinking about this question for some time?
after you have your answers... think... why?
(don't forget to include your age or at least a boundary such as between 10-20)
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See at this point i would like to comment that man is a social animal. Hence he refuses to walk on the road of life alone. He will always need a few companions. Hence the need for friendship. He will also need guidance, hence the need for family and relgion. Yet all these factors will never stay with him till the end. He will need one mroe thing, a companion who not only helps him but also completes him. So he knows no matter what happens,he will never be alone as there will always be somebody who will care for him no matter what happened. Relationships are very important for a child to grow up and understand the world. But when the child reaches a stage where he is independent of all other relationship he looks out for people with common ideologgies, a lifetime friend who he knows he can always trust.A boyfriend and girlfriend mostly always have a relationship of the name, but its only when love occurs that they realise their love surpasses all names and all relationships.
ReplyDeleteI am between 18-20 years and hence believe that interpersonal relationships not only help a man to live but also give him a reason to do so.
Dhanyavaad
To be cared and loved, share, and being in a comfort zone. But as said above, relationship status changes according to stages of life in which it also reflects on roles & responsibilities in a relationship as well during that stage of life.
ReplyDeleteWith this every stages, meaning of being in relationship is greatly different from one another.
For some might be to have fun and play (kids - parents)
For some might be to share feelings, gain new experiences, emotional attraction (teeenage - boy/gal)
For some might be caring,loving,nuturing (mom-child)
and many more reasons :)..
But overall its some nice to ponder on how relationship nutures between each other no matter the stage of life.
Hey Pooja,
ReplyDeleteBack again with another amazing blog..
Well firstly, im 18-22 yrs old. Well, yea i do agree with you that people every stage of life(different age groups) have different point of view on everything. Well, coming about to this topic, yes at probably 15-18 years of age group, people are taking relationships in a light manner and also just making a fun out of it..
To care and to be cared, to love and to be loved, to share and and experience...is something everyone wishes for, looks for and enjoys with each other..
Every relationship has a different responsibility and you play different roles in every relationship and the different importance of your role..
Relationships(eg:friends,boyfriend-girlfriend,child-parents,siblings,in general any(etc:neighbours)) are responsibilities and not only opportunities ..
So I think people engage in an interpersonal relationship for different reasons at every different stage of life with different responsibilities and importance of their role...
I guess that is just a few reasons why people engage in an interpersonal relationship...
Well, i guess this is it for now..
Have a great day, and do continue with more lovely post..
~Poonam Jassani~
people engage in relationships for companionship.at every age and level at life one needs someone to be beside them,guide& encourage them whether right or wrong.priorities at different stages are different so companions sort are with different aspects.an interpersonal relation between teenagers generally occurs when they feel something they have lacked through their childhood.when they meet a person who can overcome that part,rather emptiness of their lives they fall into relations.some are just awaed by the fact of having a relation where as some are in love with idea of being in love.i am 30years old
ReplyDeleteHey Dear,
ReplyDeleteTo answer your questions I have to say that to me it is very important to have someone, no matter if it is a friend, your parents, or a boyfriend who supports you and your goals, because when you have someone to talk to about any concerns or if you need an advice, they always will be there to help you. Of course you have to reward them for this as well for example in giving the same support or help to them, when they face a difficult situation or likewise.
I agree to the first comment, that human beings cannot live alone since they didnt do so since they exist.
Isa (21)
hi pooja....this is such an intense subject...and it is so complex...infact this is a topic that what can one say about..all relationships are highly complicated..nothing is simple in life ..they cannot be analysied ..
ReplyDeletewhy even a mother caring for a child...there are times that the child may be rude or brash or disobedient, but can the mother stop caring...there maybe a husband who comes home drunk everyday..but the wife cannot help but do her duties..at least our culture is bound greatly by duties..cant say anything for other cultures..
it may be a girl and a boy..who are very very good friends but after some time,its like ...people would be bound to ponder whether its just platonic...
as you rightly said say that interpersonal relationships and thoughts of people of different ages and at different stages of their lives vary greatly. i can say thats absolutely true only speaking for myself...i'm 40 and what i might have felt for someone 20 years ago has changed in many ways today...you grow ..you learn..and you yourself change..your thoughts change..
all in all, anybody cannot survive absolutely alone...they need love , caring , someone to talk to , to share with , even to fight with..so thats why it is an absolute necessity of life ..engaging in interpersonal relationships.
nice blog. make you think!!
lots of love
poonam
hmmmmm
ReplyDeleteinteresting post
i thought..i pondered and im still left without an answer.. somehow this question unanswered makes me happy :)
ReplyDeleteThe very first thing that comes to my mind is - "Could be any of a number of reasons".
ReplyDeleteAfter thinking more about it, the answer remains the same, but with an addendum "- depending upon their age, emotional state and social environment".
Age: 46
hey pooja!
ReplyDeleteyour questions really sets me thinking.why do people engage themselves in interpersonal relationship? i guess it is the part where another person will be able to complete us. we are all incomplete individuals and we needs others to make us whole.
i think that people need interpersonal relationship as a form of support and guidance. we often like to hear people praising us. it is about the same thing in this case. we need to know our value. we want to be accepted.
that's all i can think of.
waiting for your next post. good job.
-vanessa
hello!
ReplyDeletewell i think everyone needs someone to share their moments with. whether they are happy moments or sad moments, their ups and downs in life. you just need someone! you want someone to care for you in a manner no one else cares for you, so i think people engage in interpersonal relationships.
Im 18 years old.
-supriya :)
i think that these relationships are beautiful.many get into relationships to be cared,loved,need someone to talk to talk ,share their feelings and so on..... relationships makes you feel special all the time. i am 18yrs old..
ReplyDelete-rishika :)
People enter relationships so that they can seek comfort from one and another. The very first thing that comes to my mind when i read about a relationship is people who are either related or who enjoy each others company. Relationships are very important as they are the building blocks towards a healthy society. I think interpersonal relationships are very important. An individual needs to communicate with others as one can never be self satisfied forever. This is why relationships are important. The only problem related to relationships is once a person gets close to another person others (society) always assumes that they are girlfriend/boyfriend or they like each other which is a very common misconception.
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LIFE IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS.STARTING FROM BIRTH TILL DEATH EVERY INSTANCE AFFECTS YOU AND PEOPLE AROUND YOU.THIS IS BECAUSE OF SOMETHING SHARED BY YOU WITH THE OTHERS.ALWAYS BE IN A RELATIONSHIP WHERE YOU CAN GIVE YOUR HEART TO THE OTHER PERSON AND BE HAPPY YOURSELF.IN A RLATIONSHIP YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FEEL WHAT THE OTHER IS FEELING,THAT MAKES IT SPECIAL.BEST EXAMPLE OF THAT IS HOW YOUR PARENTS FEEL ABOUT YOU AND HOW COMPLETE YOU FEEL IN THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PARENTS.
ReplyDeleteYou can say that two people come together for practical or romantic purposes. Practical because every needs someone special in their lives to feel loved and share their joys and sorrows. Romantic because sometimes you form an unexplainable connection with some people, some kind of chemistry which tells you that this person will be there for you always. :) <3
ReplyDeleteharlu!!
ReplyDeletethe relationships we build in our life time is what really makes our life worth living.
humanbeings are tuned to grow in the company of other humanbeings. its a sort of symbiosis we need in order to survive.
the answer is simple, people engage in interpersonal relationships for survival, to find themselves and to understand the very meaning and purpose of life.
i've found myself in every interpersonal relationship ive maintained. ive understood myself better.
Interpersonal relationships are of various types as you rightly pointed out. Your emphasis on the relationship between a boy and a girl is probably because of the age bracket you belong to. Any kind of relationship defines how an individual is because very few people choose to live life in solitude.
ReplyDeletepeople get into relationship as humans have an extremely strong need to belong and codepend - for the younger generation one cannot rule out the urge to explore your sexual instincts - for older ones it purely to belong - to be associated - gives a sense of assurance in life...
ReplyDeleteafter pondering i stick to my view for younger generation - it is also "cool" or "hip"
as you grow older it could be bcoz you discover a connect with some person and that itself drives you closer to that person...
age: 42
Hi love,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Jitu.
Talking about why people engage in interpersonal relationships would be a thorough generalisation because people are too complex and too different to gauge. Also each relationship shared by two people further branches out into different bonds which often cannot be understood. Putting a finger on a reason (for the exsistance of a relationship) would just limit all the potential for the relationship to grow in all aspects and sort of remove the magical element from it.
However more than deciding to engage in an interpersonal relationship the magic lies in finding yourself in an inexplicable relationship and thats what makes me so true to every relationship i hold.
Not understanding stuff like this just thrills me!
-kugi!
well, according to me, every individual has different layers around his mind and heart. layers of confidence, belief and faith. he trys and screen relationships between these layers before anyone trys to get in his life. A relationship is normally viewed as a connection between two individuals, such as a romantic or intimate relationship, or a parent-child relationship. Individuals can also have relationships with groups of people, such as the relation between a pastor and his congregation, an uncle and a family, or a mayor and a town. you will agree with me that the last layer of ur life is untouched by any of the above mentioed relationships...unexplored by anyone in ur life. not even through ur parents and ur best friends. cause every relation has a limit in itself. u just cannot share the finest part of an issue with any of them....except to ur heart and thats the purest layer. definetly interpersonal relationships are needed to upgrade urself in terms of proffesion, maturity, enjoyment, knowledge. it aslo helps us to solve any kind of issues and problems by disscussing them with our partners. sometimes we never know ourselves, our abilities and our potentials. these relationships can actually pop up ur abilities. i am 30 to be precised. may GOD bless you.
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