*Pragmatic Perspective*

I agree with the Pragmatic Perspective and that after time, communication is a patterned interaction. People form communication connections on a daily basis, whether it being a passing by a stranger and connecting with a smile, interacting with a co-worker/classmate, or connecting with a long time family member/friend. I do believe the amount of time spent with the person, determines the amount of communication of shared interests and or decision to move forward with the person. "When people decide to communicate, they become partners in a game that requires them to make individual moves or acts. Over time, these acts become patterned, the simplest pattern being a two-act sequence called an interact." (Trenholm. P.32) Another way I look at this view is, dating; people have their desires and needs, and after a first date, both people decide to move forward or not. It is very much playing a game, you need to play and lay out certain cards at a time, if not then you'll need to "roll the dice" and keep playing. "Players become interdependent because their payoffs depend on their partners actions." (Trenholm. P. 32) In dating, mostly the female is the one that mirrors off how the date is going to be, if she signals an interest and wants to kiss the guy right away, then why wouldn't the guy want to. But then he may not take the girl or the date too seriously at that point; each set of people and situation are different. Life overall is a game, you have to lay out the right cards in order to progress to the next step, in this case of being a student, I must pass my classes, in order to move onto the next level.