Ch.6 #2

To be in an unbalanced power relationship, differs from both sides of the relationship. On one side you have a person that is completely dominated and really had no say in much, while the other holds all of the power. I think that this type of relationship personally is very unhealthy, I can say myself that I have ever been in one. But I know people that have and it works in a negative affect for both, I feel. To have more power, you basically can walk over someone, and feel a sense of security because you know that the other person is not going anywhere because they have allowed you to dominate them in many ways. To have less power you are always in the defense getting pushed around to the point that you have no control over anything that is going on. When I earlier said that this can work in a negative affect for both people I meant it in that, if you are the dominant one in that relationship, and you or the other person leaves, that next relationship can blow up in your face, because the other person may not allow for that. For the person with no power, they may lack confidence and the willingness to speak up which in turn can push people away.