This week I’m going to get a little personal. I have a boyfriend, his name is Kyle, and we have been dating for over four years. Yes, you read that correctly, over four years. We started dating our sophomore year of high school and are still dating his junior my senior year of college (I … Continue reading Media Multiplexity Theory: A Simple Way to Measure your Relationships
The book series The Hunger Games quickly became some of the most popular books when I was a kid. Looking back, those books are a little dark for middle school ages children to read, but that didn’t stop us. The series is a dystopian series where there are 12 districts and a capitol, which is … Continue reading Social Penetration Theory: Relationships Don’t Have to be a Fight to the Death
If you have read my recent blogs you know that one of my guilty pleasures is watching the reality show Bachelor in Paradise. Yes, I realize it is not a quality show, but it takes about two brain cells to watch, and after a day of work and school that’s all I have left. In … Continue reading Stories Told vs. Stories Lived: the Danger in the Difference
I have a confession: I love Grey’s Anatomy. By love, I mean LOVE. I have watched through all 17 seasons multiple times. My friends like to joke about how I base my personality off of Grey’s Anatomy. One thing about the show is that the seasons reflect a lot of what is going on in … Continue reading Subjective Interactionism: Meredith Grey and Her Paradise
Let’s be honest, we’re all part of Bachelor Nation. The Bachelorette is our guilty pleasure. Yes, it is immature and overly dramatic for no reason, but hey, it’s entertaining! Right? In the most recent season of the Bachelorette, Katie Thurston embarked on her journey to find love, as much as you can on that show. … Continue reading Interpersonal Communication: Why the Bachelorette Could Benefit from Understanding It