We don t communicate to others, we communicate with others. The Transactional nature of communication also suggests that each communication situation is unique to a degree. We send and receive messages simultaneously. Communication takes place in systems that effect us and our meanings. Fields of experience are part of communicating.
Quality is the distinguishing characteristic of interpersonal communication.
We interact deeply or in impersonal, role-bound ways. Or somewhere in between. Buyer gives us a 3 level scale for Interactions. In these situations we are usually guided by our social roles. Each person affirms the other as unique and important.