Relational Dynamic:

Erin and Mike want to take a vacation and are undecided whether to return to a place they know and like or to go somewhere new and different.

Relational Dynamic:

Jennie wants to tell her friend Anne about her problems with school, but Jennie also wants to keep her academic difficulties private.

Relational Dynamic:

Tyrone and David have gotten together to watch football games every weekend for 2 years. They really enjoy this pattern in their friendship, yet they are also feeling it is getting stale.

Relational Dynamic:

Marilyn likes the fact that her boyfriend Jim respects her right not to tell him about certain aspects of her life. At the same time, she sometimes feels that what they don't know about each other creates a barrier between them.

Relational Dynamic:

 Robert feels that he and Navita would be closer if they did more things together, yet he also likes the fact that each of them has independent interests.

Relational Dynamic:

Danny feels he and Kate have fallen into routines in how they spend time together. On one hand, he likes the steady rhythm they have; on the other hand, it seems boring.

Relational Dynamic:

After spending a week together on a backpacking trip, Mike and Ed get back to campus and don't call or see each other for several days.