3). What did you learn over the course of the semester? Please give extensive detail.
I learned a huge amount over this past semester which I will take with me and apply to my own life. There are three main ideas that stood out to me which I will take, those are: a new view on conflict, how to approach a conflict, and the use of "I statements". I never learned so much about constructive conflict in my life like I did in this class. It has taught me that conflict is not necessarily a bad thing in life, but rather something that can bring about good change. I never viewed conflict as negatively as other did because of the way that I was brought up, but this class has changed how I view conflict with other, especially in my romantic relationship.
I am able to view conflict in this way by something I learned which really helped me. That is, how to confront conflict. I believe that this is one of my biggest struggles when starting this class, but it has now become one of my greatest lessons I learned. Before this class I would try to avoid conflict at all cost because I thought it was negative, but after seeing the positives and learning how to approach it I have become better at confronting the problem. Which in the end is a benefit to the relationship.
An important part of confronting conflict is being able to express how you feel directly. This is not meant to hurt someone else's feelings, but rather to get them to understand how you feel. This can be done through "I statements". This is where you express someone how you feel because of something that happened or they did, but instead of stating "You did...", you would say "I feel...when you..". This is taking responsibility for your feelings and not automatically putting the blame on someone else.
I enjoyed this class a lot and appreciated reading everyone's comments. Great job everyone on all of your hard work!
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