Conceptualizing Relational Communications: Definitions and Principles
Communicating Identity: The Social Self
Drawing People Together: Forces of Social Attraction
Making Sense of Our World: Managing Uncertainty
Getting Closer: Initiating and Intensifying Relationships
Communicating Closeness: Affection, Immediacy, and Social Support
Making a Love Connection: Styles of Love and Attachment
Communicating Sexually: The Closest Physical Encounter
Staying Close: Maintaining Relationships
Exchanging Rewards and Costs: Interdependence and Equity in Relationships
Influencing Each Other: Dominance and Power Plays in Relationships
Getting Too Close for Comfort: Privacy and Secrets in Relationships
Hurting the Ones We Love: Relational Transgressions
Coping With Conflict: When Relational Partners Disagree
Ending Relationships: Disengagement and Termination
