In this picture you can see many types of relationships. Relationship with the self, with the camera, with the mirror, with the bed and so it goes on. Can you spot more?

re·la·tion·ship  [ri-ley-shuh n-ship]  Show IPA

noun

1.a connection, association, or involvement.

2.connection between persons by blood or marriage.

3.an emotional or other connection between people: the relationship between teachers and students.

4.a sexual involvement; affair.

Origin: 
1735–45; relation + -ship

Related forms

pre·re·la·tion·ship, noun

Synonyms 
1. dependence, alliance, kinship. 2. affinity, consanguinity. Relationship, kinship refer to connection with others by blood or by marriage. Relationship can be applied to connection either by birth or by marriage:relationship to a ruling family. Kinship generally denotes common descent and implies a more intimate connection than relationship: the ties and obligations of kinship.

The definition of the word “relationship” as given by Dictionary.com

I’d like to focus on the very first explanation of the word, namely a connection, association, or involvement. I will put strong emphasis on our relationship with our environment. Our connection to what’s around us. Our association with people around us, with things around us.

By paying close attention to the picture above, you can see quite a few kinds of relationships. It is obvious, from the familiar way that the man is touching the woman and her relaxed stance that they are in a love relationship. You can also see from the way that the photographer is all in grey that he is not a direct part of that relationship. Yet from the bigger picture you can see that he is quite comfortable in that setup, otherwise he wouldn't have been lying on his back on the same bed as them. They would also have been uncomfortable with him on the bed with them if he wasn't well acquainted with them. Thus it is safe to say that there is a fairly good relationship between the pair and the photographer, would you agree?

Other than person to person relationships, we can also see a relationship between the people and the mirror, the people and the bed, the people and the floor... Two of the three people in the picture is looking at the mirror and seeing themselves in relation to everything else in the picture. A relationship, in my opinion, consists of two parts. Each can exist on it's own, but they function better when they are put together. Or sometimes one of the two benefits from the interaction between them, while the other one is being abused.

Before I carry on describing my connection with my sleeping bag, I’d like to give you a little something to look forward to.

Next time on “Imagery&Insights on a Day-Dreamers sleeping habits”...

Surely you want to know who the Day-Dreamer is..?