Relationship Should Be Taught

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It is found by most people that it is easiest and most efficient to learn by doing; while being taught by someone with their own demonstration, some learning can be procured, but it is not nearly as effective. Furthermore, merely being told something almost insures that the person being told will forget; that they will not learn whatsoever. In order for a person to truly learn, they must do so by action. It is difficult for someone to learn by being taught, and even more so for a person to learn by being told. Someone can be told that in order for a relationship to flourish, both parties have to put work into that relationship. While this can resonate and stick with a person who has experienced truth behind this statement, a person who hasn’t can easily forget it. That person will be more likely to remember it if they are taught someone else’s experience involving …show more content…

They can be told about how the two people in the relationship didn’t make enough time for each other, and that they didn’t fully express their feelings; that they withheld their emotions. They can be told that because of this, the two people often argued and eventually drifted apart. However, that person will not fully understand what it means to put work into a relationship, and what can happen if one person, or both people do not do this, until they have actually experienced it for themselves. I had a friend for a long time, and at first things were very easy for us. We got along well, and when we fought, we could quickly resolve the arguments and move on. However, as we got older and our schedules became busier with school, other friends, and extracurricular activities, we started to see each other less and less. When we finally did end up seeing each other, we would only talk about the things we’d been doing recently, but we wouldn’t ever fully express our feelings. We

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