WEEK 5 - Discussion

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Discussion forum

After watching the video in the REFLECTION section, answer the following questions (not less than 5 sentences each):
PROCESSING QUESTIONS:
1. How does communication breakdown affect our relationships with other people?

Communication breakdowns can negatively affect our relationships greatly, as these barriers hinder effective exchanges of ideas with one another. Thus, these breakdowns result to miscommunication and misinterpretation of ideas processed within the conversation. In the video, it was shown that the couple were experiencing psychological barriers because of Vincent's fear of rejection from his former girlfriend. This psychological barrier resulted to Vincent's manipulative and toxic mindset, which strained their relationship more and caused the girl to leave him. With this example, I can say that because of communication breakdowns occurring, it is more likely that the relationship you have with the person would be severed until you are able to prevent these barriers from interfering with your effective communication. 

2. What was the type of communication that the girl mainly used (especially in the first part of the video) to express her feelings, and if Vincent paid attention to it, might have prevented the things that happened to them?

The girl used both the verbal and non-verbal types of communication. It is shown clearly that through her words, body language, and emotions, she was not interested in what Vincent was trying to do for her. However, Vincent was unable to pay attention as he was more focused on trying to satisfy his desire to make her happy, instead of trying to communicate better. If only Vincent saw that the girl was uncomfortable and not interested, their relationship would have gone to a better ending. It wouldn't have been as sad and disastrous if Vincent had noticed and just communicated with the girl thoroughly.

3. What was the main issue between the 2 of them? Could it be resolved? Explain. 

The main issue between the couple was that Vincent wasn't listening to the girl whole-heartedly. Since he was blinded by the thought of "tadhana" ruling their relationship, it resulted to a toxic relationship, unbeknownst to Vincent. For me, it could be resolved if only Vincent had learned to listen properly and actively, instead of trying to do things one-sided. I also think that if the girl was able to communicate with Vincent about her feelings earlier in the relationship, or that she had enough confidence to turn him down, she would not have suffered in the relationship for a long time. As said in the previous lesson, we should learn how to listen, ask for feedbacks, and communicate face-to-face on the issues in order to prevent such problems from destroying the relationship. 

4. What lesson/s can we learn from Vincent and the girl? Explain.

I learned that in order to avoid communication breakdowns from happening in my relationship, I should practice the art of having clarity and confidence before speaking. This is so that I can clearly communicate to the other person about whatever I wanted to tell them without having troubles in delivering my ideas over to them. I also learned that being able to listen to the other person completely and actively is essential, as it can help avoid misunderstandings. With all of these together, we can practice communicating about the issues in our relationship face-to-face without having any fear of being misunderstood. Because of this communication, we would be able to deliver all our thoughts and ideas clearly, with the right body language and proper tone of voice.

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