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When we say that the interpersonal relationship is characterized by “wholeness,” we mean that we consider more than the individuals who are in the relationship; we look at the unique ways in which the people involved influence each other. When we say that interpersonal communication is characterized by “nonsummativity,” we are saying that the whole is more than the sum of its parts; interpersonal communication is about more than just its participants per se. We cannot understand a couple by looking at each of the partners individually. The nature of the relationship must be examined. The “us” must be explored. The relationship takes on a quality that we cannot understand merely by possessing information about its parts.¹²

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