One of the main ideas of chapter eight in Interpersonal Communication is relationships, and the chapter starts of talking about the six stages of relationships. We are bombarded by relationships in media, relationships at all stages. When I was first reading about deterioration and dissolution, I couldn't help but think about "War of the Roses" on 101.3 KDWB. If you have never heard the segment on the Dave Ryan Early Morning Show, it goes something like this: a listener suspects that his/her significant other is being unfaithful or dishonest. Someone on the show calls the suspected lair/cheater with a face cell phone company survey. If the liar/cheater completes the survey, they get to send "one dozen red, romantic roses" to a person of the their choosing. The idea is that if they send the roses to someone other than the listener who set it up, then the liar/cheater is guilty. Not every call-in goes this route, but they usually do. Within ten minutes, you get the background information the the relationship (usually including the contact stage) as well as the deterioration, possibly an attempt at repair, and then I'd say 90% of the time, dissolution. I'll leave a link below for the "War of the Roses" archive, but please note that I am not assigning this as homework or anything. Some of the topics discussed are not topics we would talk about in the classroom (that's your disclaimer).
War of the Roses archive
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