8.3 Summarize research findings on relationship dissolution, including communication in the on-again/off-again relationship and the postdissolutional relationship.

Not all relationships last, so communication skills are important when a romantic relationship, friendship, or other form of connection ends. Research shows that most people use and prefer a face-to-face channel of communication when being on both the sending and receiving end of relationship dissolution.

Tensions in Relationships: The Dialectical Perspective