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[edit] History of Intimate Relationships
Ancient Philosophers-Aristotle
Ancient philosophers mused over ideas of marital satisfaction, faithfulness, beauty and jealously although their concepts and understandings were often inaccurate or misleading.[1]
Over 2300 years ago, interpersonal relationship were being contemplated by Aristotle, he wrote: One person is a friend to another if he is friendly to the other and the other is friendly to him in return (Aristotle, 330 B.C., trans. 1991, pp 72-73). Aristotle believed that by nature humans are social beings.[2] Aristotle also suggested that there were three different types of relationships. People are attracted to relationships that provide utility because of the assistance and sense of belonging that they provide.[1] In relationships based on pleasure, people are attracted to the feelings of pleasantness and that they are engaging. [1] However, relationships based on utility and pleasure were said to be short lived if the benefits provided by one of the partners was not reciprocated [1] Relationships based on virtue we are attracted to others virtuous character. [1] Aristotle also suggested that relationships based on virtue would be the longest lasting and that virtue based relationships were the only type of relationship that each partner was liked for themselves.[1] Although Aristotle put forth much consideration about relationships, as like many other ancient philosophers, did not use systematic methods and therefore could not conclude that his thoughts and ideas were correct.[1] The philosophical analysis used by Aristotle dominated the analysis of intimate relationships until the late 1880s.[4]
1880's to Early 1900's
Modern psychology and sociology began to emerge in the late 1800s. During this time theorists often included relationships into their current areas of research and began to develop new foundations which had implications in regards to the analysis of intimate relationships.[4] Freud wrote about how parent-child relationships and its effect on personality [disambiguation needed] development.[2] Freuds analysis proposed that peoples childhood experiences are transferred or passed on into adult relationships by means of feelings and expectations.[4] Freud also founded the idea that individuals usually seek out marital partners who are similar to that of their opposite-sex parent.[4]
In 1891, James [disambiguation needed] wrote that a persons self concept is defined by the relationships we endure with others.[2] In 1897, Durkheims interest in social organization led to the examination of social isolation and alienation.[2] This was an influential discovery of intimate relationships in that Durkheim argued that being socially isolated was a key antecedent of suicide.[2] This focus on the darker side of relationships and the negative consequences associated to social isolation were what Durkheim labeled as anomie.[4] Simmel [disambiguation needed] wrote about dyads [disambiguation needed] or partnerships with two people and examined their unique properties in the 1950s.[1] Simmel suggested that dyads require consent and engagement of both partners to maintain the relationship but noted that the relationship can be ended by the initiation of only one partner.[4] Although the theorists mentioned above sought support for their theories their primary contributions to the study of intimate relationships was conceptual and not empirically grounded.[1]
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