Analisis Komunikasi Interpersonal Dalam Pernikahan Jarak Juan (Long Distance Marriage) Pada Pasangan Di kota Makassar = INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN LONG DISTANCE MARRIAGE IN COUPLES IN MAKASSAR CITY

UTAMI NUR MUSLIMAH. Interpersonal Communication in Long Distance Marriage in Couples in Makassar City (supervised by Sudirman Karnay and Muhammad Farid)
Undergoing long distance marriage requires not only mental and psychological readiness, but also effective communication. Through quality interpersonal communication, married couples who undergo long distance marriage can minimize the occurrence of communication disorders even though they rarely interact. Married couples who undergo LDM must create effective interpersonal communication so that they can maintain a harmonious marriage relationship. This study aims to analyze the role of interpersonal communication of long-distance married couples in solving problems. In addition, it is also to find out the inhibiting and supporting factors in communicating for long-distance married couples. The data collection methods used are observation, interview and documentation. The results showed that good interpersonal communication between husband and wife who are in a long distance marriage relationship in Makasssar City was successfully implemented. So that with openness, empathy, support, positive attitudes and equality that they managed to create resulted in household harmony in this long distance couple. The conclusion of this research is that the character of each human being is different so that they have different ways when living a long distance. However, these differences have one goal, namely harmony. So that married couples in Makassar City who undergo long distance marriage succeed in creating interpersonal communication in their own way and produce household harmony through effective cooperation and communication.