When to Break Relationship Rules

Video Transcript

"Ok we've got these norms that establish these rules regarding relationships and how we relate to each other based on who we are. The next thing that we have to determine is can we break these rules. And that happens a lot of times in society. The professor dates the student, the boss marries the secretary, so forth and so on. And the way you determine whether you want to break the rules or not, whether this is something that you want to do to develop a relationship with this other person is that you have to take a look at your relationships themselves. Who are you, who is this person, what do you want from them, how can they fulfill you. How can having a relationship with them make you better. Make your life better. Now I'm in no way insinuating that you want go around breaking all the rules, but that is absolutely something to consider if you decide to cross the line. You are actually breaking the rules of interpersonal relationship and established rules."