TY - CHAP AU - Darren Michael George AU - Andrel Wisdom AU - Annelise Linrud AU - Stephanie Hall AU - Miriam Ballais AU - Karina Bermudez ED - Martha Peaslee Levine Y1 - 2020-11-10 PY - 2020 T1 - The Influence of Self- and Partner-Enhancement, Perceptual Congruence and Personal Identity on Relational Satisfaction among Married Couples, Dating Couples and Same-Sex Roommate Dyads N2 - Relationships are a necessary part of life. This has always been true; community helped keep us safe as dangerous animals prowled outside our caves. We are now even more interconnected with each other. What do we know about interpersonal relationships? How do we develop the skills to connect with each other? Relationships can bring value and meaning to our lives, but, sometimes, they can have negative effects and impair our view of ourselves and others. We need to find ways to keep hope even if some relationships have scarred us. We need to recognize skills that we can use to form closer relationships in both our professional and personal lives. This book examines interpersonal relationships from many different angles. It will allow the reader to look at relationships in new ways and, perhaps, find tools to enhance and deepen connections within their lives. BT - Interpersonal Relationships SP - Ch. 15 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93913 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.93913 SN - 978-1-83962-695-1 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -