INTERPERSONAL
DIALECTICAL TENSIONS
Typical Dialectical
Tensions Experienced by Relational Partners
Baxter,
L. A., & Montgomery, B. (1994). Relating: Dialogues and Dialectics.
INTERNAL
DIALECTICS
within
the relationship
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EXTERNAL
DIALECTICS
between
couple and community
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CONNECTEDNESS
- SEPARATENESS
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INCLUSION
- SECLUSION
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CERTAINTY
- UNCERTAINTY
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CONVENTIONALITY
- UNIQUENESS
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OPENNESS
- CLOSEDNESS
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REVELATION
- CONCEALMENT
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