What's a relationship?

Relationships is the one subject most people manage to get involved in talking about. In school, I took French, geometry, math analysis, and a lot of other subjects that someone felt I would need. Thanks! I guess. What I have really needed and consciously sought out are skills in handling some of my relationships. So, who decides what ought to be in a school curriculum anyway? School is a people-relationship business, by George! In other words, most people could have benefited from a good course in relationships.

Webster defines relationship as a connection, association, or involvement; a connection by blood or marriage; an emotional or other connection between two people. Based on this definition we can assume nearly everyone has some: close, casual, intense, broken, new, distant, intimate, or other kind of relationship with other folks.

With very few exceptions, most of us have spent most of our lives in one or more relationships. These relations have taken on a variety of purposes and intensities. In fact, most of us have spent very little time alone; that is, not interacting with someone for some reason. The vast majority of these relationships have been with caretakers, relatives, friends, employers, storekeepers, and other service providers. These relationships have ranged from very casual to very intimate.

All of our early interactions with others have shaped our emotions, opinions, responses, and attitudes about ourselves and others. We began developing a world view early in life. We feel embraced or perhaps abandoned, accepted or rejected; a part of it or a part from it. Feeling appreciated is a very important basis for the healthy development of interpersonal relationships.

Let us work toward helping you find the hidden natural laws of personal and love relationships. Ecclesiastes states “…Two are better than one…” You deserve to enrich your life with healthy relationships.