User talk:Theorizethis/sandbox

Hello! I am peer reviewing your wikipedia article for our class in Relational Communication. MaryKPoe (talk) 17:27, 9 October 2020 (UTC)MaryKPoeMaryKPoe (talk) 17:27, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Peer Review
First, what does the article do well? Is there anything from your review that impressed you? Any turn of phrase that described the subject in a clear way?
 * I think that adding the Sustaining Family Relationships section was a much-needed benefit. There are many worries for how the long distance relationships might affect the kids involved. How do they handle parents being gone? Is this a major downside to having long distance relationships? It is interesting to wonder how parents handle their own children being far away. The article I recommended for you does address some of these disadvantages.
 * I also liked that you referenced the five love languages in the relationship maintenance section. It is important for a long distance relationship to succeed when you know how the other person loves the best. You could consider elaborating on that more. Is there any specific research to how knowing each other’s love languages improves the long distance relationship? MaryKPoe (talk) 17:51, 9 October 2020 (UTC)MaryKPoe

Second, What changes would you suggest the author apply to the article? Why would those changes be an improvement?
 * Considering that commuter relationships are becoming more popular/recognized, I think it would be interesting if you included a section into your article because they are long-distance relationships. They are also long-distance by choice versus couples who have no choice in the distance because of school, military etc. Adding this section could be helpful for people who are considering that style of relationship. You could talk about the struggles and advantages that people could draw on those references when doing research. I have found one article that is not the one we read for our class assignment. It goes into many of the basic details for a shorter article. I hope it is helpful for you in anyway. Why couples do chose to have long-distance relationships you could elaborate on the benefits of the style? Here is the scholarly source I found and enjoyed
 * You could also consider adding a section about the motivations for commitment in long distance relationships. How do people cope with the struggles that keeps them committed? What are some of the fears partners might have about the long-distance relationship they are in? Are romantic relationships easier to commit to than friendships? Are there certain points that the relationship reaches where it reaches a breaking point? Just in case you did not want to use the commuter relationship suggestion, here is a reference for a source related to the commitments of long distance relationships.
 * I could be wrong but should the Characteristics section change to maybe Challenges? You might be able to add more content that is more related to challengers than characteristics. MaryKPoe (talk) 17:51, 9 October 2020 (UTC)MaryKPoeMaryKPoe (talk) 17:51, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Third, What's the most important thing the author could do to improve the article?
 * I think adding additional sections would be the most beneficial. The section either about the commuter relationship or about the motivations for commitment. I find that very interesting to see the research behind how people cope with the stress. You have to put so much more work into long distance relationships so that could be elaborated on. MaryKPoe (talk) 17:51, 9 October 2020 (UTC)MaryKPoeMaryKPoe (talk) 17:51, 9 October 2020 (UTC)