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What is communication? Communication itself has a wide range of ways it could be defined, but one isolating topic that concerns many people is “Interpersonal Communication and Relationships.” Interpersonal communication and relationships can be described in two ways, a contextual view and a developmental view. “An important point to note about the contextual definition is that it does not take into account the relationship between the interactants.” On the other hand, the developmental view involves people that know each other, and more importantly “view each other as unique individuals.” The contextual view and developmental view define interpersonal relationships well, but contact, involvement, intimacy, deterioration, repair, and dissolution are what make interpersonal relationships. Contact can be thought of in many different ways, but as a stage of interpersonal relationships it is the “beginning.” From what the person sounds like even what the person smells like is all part of contact. Following the first moment of contact, interactional contact usually takes place this consists of “superficial and impersonal interactions.” Such as, something as simple as a self-introduction and exchange of bas