tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post8391608904920741025..comments2023-03-25T06:23:51.866-07:00Comments on Smith 9H 08-09: Relationships...anneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573450327737964454noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-8916748439317287012009-03-31T08:38:00.000-07:002009-03-31T08:38:00.000-07:00There are many different relationships in my life,...There are many different relationships in my life, and I am glad that I have variation. I have several close friends who I can share almost everything with. I’m able to have a good time with them but also discuss serious issues. Then there are my friends that I am just getting to know and who I like to hang out with and just have fun. My family is a huge part of my life, and I’m very close with all of my cousins, but with each one of my 10 cousins I have a very different relationship. Business relationships can be confusing, because one has to remain professional but I always like to get personal. Right now, there is no “physical love” relationship in my life. I use “physical” because I believe that almost every relationship I have there is a certain amount of love in it. <BR/>Trust, humor, love, respect, appreciation, listening, and enjoyment of one another’s company are key qualities that I believe make successful and long lasting relationships.<BR/>Relationships fall apart when you try and fix the other person and stop enjoying them for who they are.<BR/>Almost all relationships are difficult. The more difficult a relationship, the more you have to work at it to make it better. <BR/>I need relationships because I like being around people and I enjoy life way more when I am around people I love. I get lonely easily so being around people is necessary for my mental well-being. People are social creatures so it is important for us to be around other living creatures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-86816245952234724682009-03-19T08:41:00.000-07:002009-03-19T08:41:00.000-07:00Relationships basically make up our lives. We have...Relationships basically make up our lives. We have relationships that are between animals and man, technology etc. and relationships between to people. Most people however, focus on the romantic, and friendship side. A healthy relationship happens when both parties are willing to give a part of themsleves to the relationship to make it strong and last. Its a big commitment to make, and you have to be mature and prepared for what may come in life. Relationships in this sense are difficult because its a constant maintennce routine. Its hard to be completely honest and real no matter what the circumstances. Selfishness is not something that can be tolerated. When selfishness sneaks its way into one party or both, this is when the relationship struggles and ultimately crumbles. Humans have such a strong desire to bond with one another, so its adimant that people focus on building strong relationships. We learn to give our time, love and life to that individual. Its a scary thing to do, to put yourself out on that limb. But, this is what develops inviduals characteristics and morals.lsadler2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/02527622504779757267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-61313748716722288422009-03-17T12:47:00.000-07:002009-03-17T12:47:00.000-07:00There are many relationships in one's life. Relati...There are many relationships in one's life. Relationship such as your family (mom, dad, brother, aunt, uncle, cousins, grandparents) or friends, and maybe even teachers. successful qualities of having a successful relationship, is being open, respectful, and just being nice and have fun with him/her. Some relationships are difficult because something might have come up that hurt their feelings, causing a fight or something that jeopardizes a relationship. We need relationships in our lives because to keep the peace with one another. forming relationships is just human nature.Jonathan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359747270760465281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-55962276323167669992009-03-16T18:40:00.000-07:002009-03-16T18:40:00.000-07:00In life there are many relationships. Many of whi...In life there are many relationships. Many of which we are glad that we have and there are many of which we wish had never existed. Everything and everyone we encounter as human beings we develop a relationship with. We even have words for those different relationships like; stranger, pet, acquaintance, friends, lovers, ex-lovers. Many of the relationships there are, are not successful, but too many that are successful have similar qualities. Many that become positive relationships are those where the party's involved in the relationship respect each other. Many relationships are difficult because only one or neither party respects each other. Those that fall apart are of those that respect doesn't happen. We need relationships has humans to survive and to game experiences and learn from the world around us.sammiet2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/03808818914310688912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-35695362879420666992009-03-15T21:32:00.000-07:002009-03-15T21:32:00.000-07:00Relationships on my life are one of two possibilit...Relationships on my life are one of two possibilities. Either they are a positive relationship or a negative relationship in terms of how the interaction impacts my daily life. Qualities of a successful relationship is an interaction between people that creates a positive outcome for all parties. This obviously depends on the individuals involved. Relationships are difficult because human nature is selfish. I truly believe that selfishness is the primary root of all negative aspects of a failing relationship. Relationships disintegrate due to selfishness. Selfishness amplifies other imperfections about a particular individual. Human nature is relationship-hungry. I think we strive for interaction resulting in strong relationships. In turn, strong relationships amplify the participating individuals' admirable as well as formidable characteristics.leahf2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/12828501781913263117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-32680410998422535982009-03-13T12:06:00.000-07:002009-03-13T12:06:00.000-07:00For me, I can only speak of the relationships I ha...For me, I can only speak of the relationships I have with my family, and maybe a few close friends. I am usually on good terms in all of them, and it takes a great deal of compromise and commitment on both sides. I really don't think that a relationship will stay on good terms if only one person cares, or does anything in it. Communication is the most important thing in the relationship. Without communication, there is no connection, and where there is no connection, there will be a very bad relationship.jordang2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/15042725787895715276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-57098104900901466512009-03-13T12:00:00.000-07:002009-03-13T12:00:00.000-07:00In my life there are many types of relationships i...In my life there are many types of relationships in my life such as the obvious ones with my mother, father, sister, and friends. There is also a special someone but you can figure out his name on your own. The qualities of a successful relationship are a sense of camaraderie, and partnership and also the willingness to compromise and sacrifice. On that same note, those are the things that make relationships so difficult. Many people aren't used to having to give up something for another. What makes them fall apart is when the people involved can't get along or work together making them all miserable, also when one person is more passionate about the relationship than the other(s). We need relationships because our world can't function without them. If we didn't have relationships then we wouldn't know how to interact with other people, even those in our own family.samis2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/00318625623789228266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-13811555215254029652009-03-13T11:58:00.000-07:002009-03-13T11:58:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.samis2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/00318625623789228266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-85670313199717968292009-03-13T11:52:00.000-07:002009-03-13T11:52:00.000-07:00There are many kinds of relationships such as fami...There are many kinds of relationships such as family, friends, and romantic. There can be different subcatagories in each of these types and peple can often fit into more than one group. I have great relationships in my life. Successful relationships need honesty, fun, understanding, commitment, loyalty. I've come to realize someone needs to be able to be themselves in any kind of relationship. Some relationships are so difficult because people can lie, worry too much, over react, disagree, or many other conflicts can happen. We need relationships because we can't live life being the only person around. You need friends, family, or even pets just to keep you company and have someone to talk to.katiez2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/16025966907226976716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-9102919620705293682009-03-13T11:01:00.000-07:002009-03-13T11:01:00.000-07:00There are many different kinds of relationships bu...There are many different kinds of relationships but the ones that occur in my life are relationships with friends and family. I definitely have both successful and unsuccesful relationships and the major difference between them is whether empathy is present, and how well they communicate. The difficult relationships are the ones where it is impossible to communicate and therefore its hard to understand the other person and its hard to get to know them. Also, with a lack of effort put into getting to know someone and making a relationship work comes nothing but failure. It takes two people to make or break a relationship and what the outcome is ultimately comes down to if there's anything to help them relate to one another and the desire to actually make that relationships. Relationships are important because no person can survive on their own and we need each other to progress and learn in life.TaylorG2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/06906636202558159452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-59365257269077362422009-03-13T10:57:00.000-07:002009-03-13T10:57:00.000-07:00In my life, only two types of relationships exist....In my life, only two types of relationships exist. They are: family, and friends. The reason why I only experience two types of relationship is because I am not old enough to be employed and therefore, do not have colleagues. Also, I am not old enough to have true romantic relationships. <BR/><BR/>To have a successful relationship, the relationship has to be between two compatible personalities. One personality has to compliment the other. One cannot have a successful relationship if the two people in the relationship secretly despise each other. Also, the relationship has to be trusting. If one cannot trust my friend or family member one will never let my guard down. Without letting one's guard down,one’s true personality and who one is compatible with cannot be known. <BR/><BR/>The reason why relationships become difficult is because neither person is willing to end the relationship. They both want to make the relationship work even though the relationship is flawed. In my opinion, people stay in flawed or difficult relationships because they fear being alone or hurt. <BR/><BR/>Relationships fall apart because they were not established properly. For example, if one person hides their true personality from the other the relationship is not constructed properly. <BR/><BR/>People need relationships because humans are social animals. Humans need to work together to reach our full potential. If, humans actively avoided each other than civilization would not exist.Zivenc2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/07993175265974847782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-19969503175521974402009-03-13T08:22:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:22:00.000-07:00There are a lot of relationships in my life. My re...There are a lot of relationships in my life. My relationships with my parent, siblings, friends, teachers, amoung the many. Really just knowing someone you have a realationship with them. I like to build strong relationships with my friends. I trust and care for them.<BR/><BR/>To be successful in a realationships you must be willing to compromise. You cannot always get what you want. You area going to have to work with others to make it work. You also must trust the other person. There is a saying that goes, "Loving someone is giving someone the power to break your heart and trusting them not to." That is what makes relationships work. <BR/> Realationships are difficult because you do have to work with someone else when you might have differing opinions. Relationships don't work when people are selfish and don't sacrifive for others in the relationship. They don't compromise. We need relationships to make life worth living. Without friends life would be no fun. There would be no one to trust and go for advice to without relationships.bayleyk2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/18050366691966582788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-69356530751093595092009-03-13T08:13:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:13:00.000-07:00A succesful relationship between two people is a v...A succesful relationship between two people is a very broad topic. Peraps it could be considered in several different ways. Two people may not like each other but that relationship may produce a lot of good things for the two individuals. Two people may get along really well but, the relationship produces things that are not good for the two individuals. Some relationships are difficult because of seperate opinions. This occurs perhaps when one person believes someting is true and another doesnt. Or they have different personalities that clash in ways that they just cannot have a good relationship. A relaitonship falls apart when either one person changes and the other person does not like it, or when they just begin argueing and argueing on pointless matters to the point where they just dont want to spend time together anymmore. Relationships allow for colabaration, interaction, and enjoyment with other people. These things are neccesary for a speciesto survive. They also allow for the forming of opinions of different individuals and reconization of which people are ok to be with.connormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596549133548893220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-48805217719210622152009-03-13T08:08:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:08:00.000-07:00Some good relationships that exist in my life, are...Some good relationships that exist in my life, are the ones i have with friends and most of my family. There are also some bad relationships in my life that exist with some of my family, but not really any of my friends.<BR/>Some qualities of a successful relationship are communication and interest in the other person. Some things that make relationships difficult are the lack of communication and lack of interest in wanting to get to know the other person.<BR/>we need relationships because they add a flair to our life that can't be added by anything else.PeterH2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/08616568722903821122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-81274648672828458482009-03-13T08:04:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:04:00.000-07:00The relationships in my life are the father son re...The relationships in my life are the father son relationship, the mother son relationship, the relationship between siblings, the relationship between step-siblings, and the relationship between friends. <BR/>Success in a relationship happens when to people understand each other and care about each other. Some relationships are made difficult because some friends don't like other friends which can make you have to choose between friends and some parents don't like each other and then get divorced or never marry and then their kids have to pick between parents. <BR/>We need relationships because humans are designed so they can't survive on their own. To reproduce, we need relationships and when we are born, we need a parent to take care of us.Maxe2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/15336415345637267139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-11419488081489536322009-03-13T08:00:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:00:00.000-07:00Relationships that exsist can be that of you and y...Relationships that exsist can be that of you and your family, your friends, and then relationships caused by attraction. Qualities of successful relationships include being able to get along, and being able to not become bored or annoyed with each other, and if that does happen to be able to change it. Relationships fall apart when people become disinterested or when people don't get along, this is true for all types of relationships. We need relationships because without relationships, nothing would ever get done and everyone would be isolated in someway.ericak2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/03074549820688226322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-88037807071917240242009-03-13T07:57:00.000-07:002009-03-13T07:57:00.000-07:00In my life there are a ton of different relationsh...In my life there are a ton of different relationships. There is the relationship between me and my parents, my sister, between my close friends, my not so close friends, my God, my accquaintences, my enemies, and my crush. The qualities of a sucessful relationship include things like: balance, understanding, compromise, affection, and empathy. Things that make relationships crumble are things like disloyalty, dishonesty, rudeness and ingenuity. But we need relationships to survive because as humans, relationships are all we've had for the longest time, be it good or bad relationships.stephaniel2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/13821622772899514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-44372776755696047462009-03-13T07:33:00.000-07:002009-03-13T07:33:00.000-07:00In life relationships are everywhere you look. The...In life relationships are everywhere you look. There is not just boyfriend and girlfriend, but also family, pets and friends. You can also have relationships with people you don't know, you may just see them on T.V. Relationships don't always work for many reasons. Some is a lack of communication or lack of love. Some qualities of successful relationships are getting to know traits about the person and to try and love them for who they are. Relationships are a way to interact with others in a hectic world. Relationships cannot truly dissapear. They are always around and just because one falls apart, others still exist.Brianc2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/05760682201764569685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-82328861982840097142009-03-12T22:29:00.000-07:002009-03-12T22:29:00.000-07:00Love is a passion you feel for another person whet...Love is a passion you feel for another person whether that is and friendship love or a dating kind of love... Love is something that for that person you would do anything no matter what the outcome may be. You would lay your life down for that person, now this is more a dramatic kind of love however, when this person is sad you'll always be there for them. Love is when you can't imagine a world without them and you feel that they make your life truly worth while just by knowing them. Love can also be when you get butterflies in your stomach just by seeing them and you feel light headed while being around them. Many writer have tried to explain to their reader what true love is however love is indescribable, we can say some of the factors of love, because I don't think that we can have a complete and total answer for what love is.<BR/>However, relationship can go wrong in this game that we call love. People hear other things, find they’ve changed their mind and feel that they are not happy. Whatever the reason is, not all love can last forever, and if this love does in fact last then how much did those two people have to give up in order to make the other person happy.alexandriab2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/17454673809812628284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-81034236509761653562009-03-12T22:02:00.000-07:002009-03-12T22:02:00.000-07:00In my life there are many different relationships ...In my life there are many different relationships such as my family, friends, teachers, and many more. <BR/>Some qualities of successful relationships are trust and honesty. Relationships will go nowhere without trust and honesty. No one is going to be 100% honest all the time but as long as the majority of time people are honest relationships can go far. Another quality of successful relationships is trust. Without trust relationships would fail because if you can't trust the other person or people, why waste your time trying to build a relationship with them. <BR/>Some relationships are so difficult because of a lack of trust and honesty and also faith. If there is no faith in the relationships success then the relationship will only fail. Lack of trust and honesty also cause relationships to be difficult. If there is no honesty, there is no trust; if there is no trust the relationship is harder because you never know when you are being lied to. Relationships are also difficult if people look into every little single thing the other person does and tries to interpret what everything means. <BR/>Relationships fall apart for many different reasons. Spending too much time with one person can make relationships fail because eventually you get so tired of each other that the relationship becomes too much. Relationships also fall apart when one of the people becomes too needy. Everyone has their own problems and secrets. No one is going to know everything that goes on in someone’s life and if one person is becoming to needy and expecting everyone else to fix their problems, relationships can fail. <BR/>We need relationships for so many reasons. Humans don't like to feel alone and abandoned so we build relationships to decrease those feelings so we can feel loved. Relationships also help prepare us for things in life and make us better people. Relationships teach us how to deal with our problems and how to work better with other people. Relationships aren't hard but we make them hard. If you pay attention to what works well and what doesn't, successful relationships are easy to have.alisonr2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/03640640408104082085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-85316827426224101052009-03-12T21:47:00.000-07:002009-03-12T21:47:00.000-07:00Relationships exist everywhere in the world. You c...Relationships exist everywhere in the world. You can have family, romantic, friendly, or even work related relationships. I think that the hardest relationships are definitely the romantic ones because one person is always trying to please the other and sometimes it just doesn't work out. I have all kinds of relationships in my life, especially the friend and family ones. Humans need relationships because of the fact that we are such a social people. When we feel close to a person we feel connected and usually content.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01462803298930128884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-27883912302235808782009-03-12T21:20:00.000-07:002009-03-12T21:20:00.000-07:00I think everyone has a relationship with everythin...I think everyone has a relationship with everything they come into contact with in life. This can be people, objects, places, ideas.... However the important relationships in life that truly matter are the relationships we have with people. I don’t want to repeat what everyone else has said (I have the same types of relationships everyone else has said they have…) so I will just say that am very close with my immediate family and have a turbulent but loving relationship with my sister. I also have a lot of friends a few close ones and a bunch that I know and am friendly with but am not really all that close to... These are the biggest relationships in my life though I also have important relationships with others such as teachers. In general I would say that successful relationships occur when people are both making an attempt at making the relationship successful. Both people need to try and make an effort... Also I think for a relationship to be truly strong and successful the people need to trust each other and be honest with each other. The people involved also need to know what it is they want to get out of the relationship. I think relationships fall apart for many reasons. The biggest reason is that people simply and inevitably change over time and so do their lives. When this happens people may lose their connection to each other… Another is that relationships start out being superficial. But as the people get to know each other, they realize the other person is not who they thought they were when they were in their superficial relationship. The final reason is that people lose interest in each other. As humans we crave newness and when we no longer have a “use” for somebody, our relationships tend to breakdown. Ultimately this is human nature. People come and people go… People need relationships because we need to connect with each other. We need others to do pretty much everything… Also in order to understand our lives we need to look at and understand the lives of others… Almost everything that is inherent in human nature requires relationships… I also believe that relationships are pretty much inevitable part of life as you are bound to interact with others particularly in the way our world is set up now… I believe the most fundamental reason most people live in cities is that they crave relationships.PaulAB2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/10707730556220483123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-21958814928678391012009-03-12T20:52:00.001-07:002009-03-12T20:52:00.001-07:00I have the same generic relationships as everyone ...I have the same generic relationships as everyone else. Friends, family, neighbors, countrymen, etc.<BR/>The relationships in my life that are 'successful', which to me means that they have an extreme impact on me, are the ones with people who know the bad things about me. In high school especially, we all try to cover up the worst parts about us. The few people (4 in this case) who know everything wrong about me are the ones I count on the most.<BR/><BR/>The trust that it takes to let someone see that side of you helps to fortify relationships. Communication is the other big part. It's hard to relate and get to know someone if you have a hard time talking to them.<BR/>It's hard to trust people very much, and sometimes it can be hard to communicate with someone enough that they know how you feel. Getting over these obstacles is a hard task, but the outcome is always worth it.<BR/><BR/>Relationships fall apart when there is no communication, or trust. Sometimes something happens to change how much people trust/communicate with each other. Another person getting involved, an event, or just a change of heart.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with what some of the others have said, and that relationships can fall apart. True there are good relations and bad ones, but there are some people that kind of fade away. It's happened to me a number of times, there's no memory left over.<BR/><BR/>Relationships show to a person how they can change. They reveal a lot about a person, and helps them realize more about themselves. It's like learning anything else, when there's other people more gets pointed out.BernardoT2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/07494728940464981630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-68882579261216762022009-03-12T20:52:00.000-07:002009-03-12T20:52:00.000-07:00"Having someone wonder where you are when you don'..."Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a very old human need." ~Margaret Mead<BR/>I believe that it boils down to the thought that if no one cares about you then why should you care about yourself. We need reassurence in our lives and we search for relationships in order to find it. I believe that is a basic need for self preservation. Relationships help you maintain yourself so that you in turn may help the other people involved in this aquantance.kelseyc2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/05404260920455905469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869803182933929867.post-44825827109784460912009-03-12T20:46:00.000-07:002009-03-12T20:46:00.000-07:00There are a few different types of relationships i...There are a few different types of relationships in my life. First there is the family relationship (my parents, brothers, cousins, and etc...) and then there are the friend relationships which can be divided into two separate categories. First category is the "i hang out with you at school" category, this is just all the people i know really. There is also the "i hang out with you all the time" category, and this is filled with people i can really count on and can call my true friends, and this includes my girlfriend (when i have one). I think some relationships are hard because of miscommunication, or you started off on the wrong foot and had bad impression. Seeing people for who they really are takes time, and sometimes people try to rush too much. I think relationships fall apart because people don't really understand who they are having a relationship with and they can make stupid choices. We feel that we need relationships to spread a part of us into the rest of the world, or to maybe understand ourselves better by looking through someone else's eyes like a mirror.NickM2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/05653590466341770439noreply@blogger.com