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    Irene feels impotent when she wants to tell her husband her opinion, but he doesn't let her present it. Today's society labels men as the dominant ones in relationships, and are in charge of making decisions. This creates an unhealthy relationship because there is no balance between the two people in negotiation, trust, and communication.

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    Irene feels impotent when she wants to tell her husband her opinion, but he doesn't let her present it. Today's society labels men as the dominant ones in relationships, and are in charge of making decisions. This creates an unhealthy relationship because there is no balance between the two people in negotiation, trust, and communication.

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    Irene feels impotent when she wants to tell her husband her opinion, but he doesn't let her present it. Today's society labels men as the dominant ones in relationships, and are in charge of making decisions. This creates an unhealthy relationship because there is no balance between the two people in negotiation, trust, and communication.

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    KarolinaPeza

    Mrs.Carroll
    AmericanLiterature
    21February2016
    ArgumentOnePager#1
    Herextremeresentmentathisattitude,thesenseofhavingbeenwilfullymisunderstood
    andreproved,drovehertofury(Larsen60).ThisquotedemonstratesthatIrenefeelsimpotent
    whenshewantstotellherhusbandheropinion,buthedoesntletherpresentit.Irenescharacter
    seemstobeconfidentinherthoughts,yetheropinionislimitedbyBrian.Irenefeelsdiscouraged
    andshowsthatshehasnotputforthefforttofightback,butsettleswithBrian.Bothofthem
    havestrongopinions,butBriantakescontrolandacknowledgestoIrenethatsheiswrong,
    leavingnoequalbalanceinmakingadecisioningeneral.
    Relationshipshavetheexpectationsofonepersontakingcontrolandtheotherperson
    givingnosaywhentryingtocompriseoveradecision.Therefore,Larsenismakingtheclaim
    thattodayssocietylabelsmenasthedominantonesinrelationships,andareinchargeof
    makingdecisions.Thiscreatesanunhealthyrelationshipbecausethereisnobalancebetween
    thetwopeopleinnegotiation,trust,orcommunication.Ifbothpeoplecantcompromiseor
    supporteachothersbeliefs,thenitisntarelationship.
    However,thisraisesthequestionofwhetherthereshouldbedominanceallowedina
    relationship.Womenfeelmorecomfortablewhenamentakecontroloveragreementsand
    outcomes.Forsolongwomenhavebeendehumanisedandfeelthatmenaremorepowerfulover
    them.Thusallowsmeninarelationshiptobepowerfulmakingwomenfeelinferiortoshare

    theirperspective.

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