Smiling and laughing are the natural expressions of human emotions in relationships with others. The cultural norms regarding their expressions, however, vary across cultures. People in some Western cultures, such as the European-American one, commonly use them. People in other … Continue reading
Category Archives: interpersonal communication
Can Sharing Bad News Improve Close Relationships?
Men and women in close relationships hope to experience joyful and optimistic times together. They are happy to share everything good that happens in their lives. The people close to them are happy to hear the good news. It is … Continue reading
Several Effective Flirtation Tactics in Norwegian and American Cultures
Flirting is the art of seducing a potential romantic or sexual partner through playful verbal and nonverbal exchanges. A variety of factors, such as the gender of a person, his or her attractiveness, personality traits, and situational context, contribute to … Continue reading
How Kindness Makes People Healthier
Kindness is at the foundation of what it means to love someone. Being kind is an essential expression of love for another person. In general, acts of kindness and love help us maintain and cultivate happy and healthy relationships with … Continue reading
The Benefits of Kindness for the Kind and Loving Person
The core quality of love is kindness. Being kind to someone else is an act of love. Overall, kindness and love strengthen our positive social connections. All the kind things that we do for other people make them feel good. … Continue reading
How Kind Love Can Make Your Relationships Better
Kindness in interpersonal relationships is very important for people to strengthen their positive social connections and daily love. Such loving kindness makes it easier for individuals to get along with each other. Being kind to someone else is an important … Continue reading
How Love Kindness Makes You Feel Good
Simple kindness toward another person is an important act of love. Kindness is a form of love because it includes the desire for good and positive consequences for the loved person. These kinds of motivations and actions strengthen love as … Continue reading
How Different Are the Irish and Scandinavian Styles of Interpersonal Interactions?
Irish and Scandinavian cultures have something in common between them, as well as with other Western cultures. Yet, people differ in their styles of interpersonal interaction and emotionality. Western and Eastern Societies Scholars who study cultures and compare them have … Continue reading
What Makes American, French, and German Communication Styles Unique?
People from the Western cultures of the United States, France, and Germany have many common values, yet they are different in their communication styles, interpersonal interaction, and emotionality. Western and Eastern Cultures Scholars who study cultures and compare them have … Continue reading
6 Features of the Irish Expressive Style of Communication
Western European cultures are similar to each other in their “Western” cultural features (Karandashev, 2021a). Nevertheless, they are diverse within western Europe. Despite the fact that they are all allegedly Western cultures, their expressive styles vary in a number of … Continue reading