| Abstract: | Contends that a relationship is a common dance enacted by each participant, in which each participant plays all parts, and in which the parts often seem to be divided among the participants. The following issues are explored: individual characteristics, point of view, communication, changing the dance, and dividing up the parts. It is suggested that, in the analogy of the common dance, apparent consistencies between a present relationship and other relationships can be understood without recourse to transference distortions, personality consistency, or fate. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
