Amanda's Status Symbols

The first status symbol is an article from the November 2010 issue of Glamour magazine about friends with benefits and is represented by the large picture. The article that accompanied the picture defines friends with benefits as a non-committed sexual relationship and features two different personal accounts from woman who have been in such a relationship. One woman writes about how friends with benefits its unrealistic because eventually one of the parties will develop feelings. However, a different female author describes a non-committal relationship that was great for her. She says that this situation works for her and her partner because they are ‘in-between’ lovers. This shows that people are avoiding relationships, and commitments, and that the media approves of that.

The second status symbol is from WebMD where I found a great picture representing divorced families as well as explains five major mistakes to avoid when dealing with a divorced spouse. The five tips are as follows: 1. Don’t make your child the messenger, 2. Don’t make your child your therapist, 3. Don’t try to ‘get’ your kid, 4, Ask questions and be interested in the time your child spends with your ex-partner and 5. Apologize and attempt to repair the damage you have done to your child’s life. Divorced parents who are still committed to raising children together are great examples of a common type of commitment in the United States.