This presentation is about Nature and Role of relationship: Friendship, Intimate, and Acquintance under interpersonal RElationship.

1. NATURE AND ROLE
OF RELATIONSHIPS
F R I E N D S H I P
I N T I M AT E
A C Q U A I N TA N C E
Presented by :
Sapna Negi

2. INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION OF RELATIONSHIP
According to Merriam Webster:
• 1: the state of being related or interrelated studied
the relationship between the variables
• 2: the relation connecting or binding participants in a
relationship: such as : KINSHIP : a specific instance or type of
kinship
• 3 : a state of affairs existing between those having relations or
dealings had a good relationship with his family : a romantic or
passionate attachment

3. FRIENDSHIP
• Unconditional interpersonal relationship
• Friendship is a relationship where there are No
Formalities.
• Friendship can be between:
–Man and a woman
–Man and man
–Woman and woman

4. NATURE OF FRIENDSHIP
Friendship has an UNAVOIDABLE ELITISM.
It also has full extent of our OBLIGATIONS.
The CENTRAL ARENA in which we live out our moral lives.

5. WHAT CAN FRIENDSHIPS
GIVE?
Fun
Ways To
Share
Feelings
Learn
New Skills
Find
Understandin
g
and Support
Ways To
Feel
Needed
And
Useful
You Can
Be
Yourself

6. WHAT MAKES A GOOD FRIENDSHIP?
SHARED INTERESTS
SHARED VALUES
TRUST
HONESTY
COOPERATION
RESPECT

7. RELIABILITY
SUPPORT
UNDERSTANDING
SENSITIVITY
FORGIVENESS
TOLERANCE

8. ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP
The sense of “Belonging,”
Meaningful, long-term friendships are cherished.
 Interact with each others.
Learn how to agree and disagree.
Exchange meaningful words and gestures.
To accommodate to others’ temperaments.

9. ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP
Exchange caring, celebration and solace.
To support and counsel.
To enhance moods and functioning
Enhance emotional and physical health.
To be open, genuine and honest with each other.
They tolerate each other’s frailties
Appreciate the differences, and
Honestly criticize when necessary.

10. INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
•An intimate relationship is an interpersonal
relationship
•Involves physical and/or emotional intimacy.
•Characterized by friendship, platonic love, romantic
love, or sexual activity.

11. INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
•Humans inquire this relationship over life span.
•Being intimate is being emotionally connected
on the same level.
•Intimate relationship commonly implies the
inclusion of a sexual relationship, the term is also
used as a euphemism for a relationship that is
strictly sexual.

12. INTIMACY
• touching, hugging, holding hands
PHYSICAL
• Discussing issues of shared interests and importance
INTELLECTUAL
• Sharing feelings
EMOTIONAL
• Doing things together
SHARED ACTIVITIES

13. ROLE OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
• To develop feeling to belong
• To love
• Involve feelings of liking, romance, physical or sexual
attraction, sexual relationships,
• Provide emotional and personal support.
• It allow a social network for people to form strong
emotional attachments.

14. ROLE OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
•It
involves dialogue, transparency, vulnerability,
and reciprocity.
•It also involves the process of rapport
building that enables parties to confidently
disclose previously hidden thoughts and
feelings.

15. ROLE OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
•Develop emotional and interpersonal awareness.
•.Murray Bowen called this "self-differentiation".
(a connection in which there is an emotional
range involving both robust conflict and intense
loyalty.)
•Develop feelings of closeness from both ends.

16. THE IMPORTANCE OF INTIMACY IN A
RELATIONSHIP
•It is a blend of emotional closeness, spiritual
connectedness, and an open heart and mind.
•Its origin lies in intellectual collaboration and
familiarity.
•It involve shared religious or philosophical
beliefs.
•Intimacy is an emotional response.
•The feeling of safety is built through this.

17. •It’s the operating principle for creating love.
•Involves most powerful and profound
awareness.
•Allows deepest sensitivity.
•We express deepest sense of self to create it
•It is the antidote to painful loneliness.
•It nourishes us and ultimately helps keep us
sane.

18. ACQUAINTANCE REALTIONSHIP
• The root of acquaintance is the Old French
word acointier, a verb meaning “make known.”
• An acquaintance is someone that you spend time with
on occasion; someone you’re getting to know, but you
don’t know them that well; they have the potential to
become a friend. When you really need them, they might
not come through.

19. ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN
RELATIONSHIP
The basis of interpersonal relationship.
• Long lasting
Pivotal role in reducing misunderstandings
• Strengthens the bond
Reciprocate their feelings
• Verbal communication
• Noon- verbal Communication

20. Take care of tone and pitch
• Speak softly
• Other understand what you intend to communicate.
Choice of words
• Crisp
• Explain the felling
• Express correct emotions
Interact Regularly
• Increases level of relationship

21. Be polite.
• Never ever shout
• Discuss issues
Understand the other person’s point of view
• Be a patient listener.
Be in touch
• Emails, messages, calls

22. FACTORS AFFECTING INTERPERSONAL
RELATIONSHIP:
COMMUNICATION
FORGIVING
STAY CALM
HONESTY
SMILE
COMPATIBILITY

23. Thank You