Self-Disclosure and Gender Roles in Relationships

            Self-disclosure is talking to someone else about things that are important to you. Small talk can be an important part of communication, but quality conversations about our hopes and dreams are extremely important in relationships. In order to have a long-lasting, happy and healthy relationship, both parties need to be willing and able to communicate their own self-disclosure, as well as listen to and comprehend their partners.

 

            People are constantly changing and without continuous quality conversations, the couple could easily drift apart. As Schoenberg states “romantic relationships begin with a lot of sharing and excitement” (2011), as the years go by, the sharing and excitement can be forgotten or ignored and