Social penetration theory seeks to explain the role of information exchange in the development and dissolution of interpersonal relationships. The theory seeks to explain the process of bonding which decides if a relationship is at a superficial level or at an intimate level and how the relationship moves from one level to another (Altman & Taylor, 1973) | Social penetration theory seeks to explain the role of information exchange in the development and dissolution of interpersonal relationships. The theory seeks to explain the process of bonding which decides if a relationship is at a superficial level or at an intimate level and how the relationship moves from one level to another (Altman & Taylor, 1973) |