Rigid Roles

Rigid role relations all seem like they would very difficult to deal with but I feel that competitive symmetry would be the hardest to change. Competitive symmetry is when both members of a party fight for the one-up position, this pattern can be stressful and frustrating and can take a toll on the patience of the partners. I think this would put the most strain on a relationship because you don’t want to compete all the time. There has to be a certain balance in the relationship and you have to feel comfortable and confident and not feel you are always trying to one each other up. I think that rigid complementarity would be the most damaging to any relationship this is because it seems like no one is meeting in the middle and one person Is always on a different page. This kind of behavior would never work in a relationship because you need to see eye to eye and work together to build a relationship.