Dear Misty and Justin, I would like to start by congratulating you on your engagement. I would also like to take this time to share with you some very important information that I learned in my interpersonal communication course. I hope this information helps you build a strong and healthy relationship in the years to come. I believe that having this valuable information about interpersonal communication and knowing your partner will be a major key to building a strong marriage. One thing I learned is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify emotions and act appropriately. (Sole, 2011). Our emotional intelligence requires from us an awareness of our own strengths as well as our own weaknesses. Emotional intelligence also allows us to explore how we make important decisions through our own personal experiences in our daily lives. Emotional intelligence plays many roles in interpersonal relationships. Emotional intelligence causes us to use our thoughts or our understanding of emotions to help us think more effectively. Emotional intelligence helps us manage our emotions while helping other people we know manage emotions that they struggle with. I believe that if he didn't have our emotional intelligence, we would have a lot of difficulty managing ourselves and our other feelings in order to have a good relationship. There are many principles and misconceptions in effective interpersonal communication. The principles and misconceptions of effective communication are the ability to communicate with each other, about what the other person is feeling at a given moment, which could be considered a mistake... middle of paper . ......in any marriage. Nora also talked about setting aside ten minutes to have a very meaningful conversation with your spouse, during which you can discuss your private, personal emotions. Self-disclosure is essential for a successful intimate marriage; your initial risk of communicating your true identity will be rewarded throughout your marriage (Schoenberg, 2011). Self-concept is something we are all born with. We learn the concept of self when we are taught from a young age to take care of ourselves. When we were younger, we learned this from playing with our dolls as little girls. Our friends, family and parents help us strengthen our self-image every day, as long as it is reinforced by the people, our faith and the events we can attend. Self-concept is formed by our actions and reactions to the world around us in everyday life...