Communication is and always will be a hurdle in a relationship. We often have trouble communicating our wishes to our partner. Sometimes we fear hurting his/her feelings or we are afraid of being rejected by him/her and having our own feelings hurt.
Here is a little communication exercise that they two of you can implement into your relationship.
It will help clear up some communication problems. In my opinion, one of the biggest problems in a relationship is that one person is more out spoken than the other. This leads to discussions being one sided and the other person not being able to get his/her point across.
What you need to do is set up a couple of days for single communication for each one of you. Pick a day and a time when the two of you have time to sit down together and discuss things. Set aside 15-30 minutes.
On the first day only one person gets to talk. He/she expresses things that are bothering him/her as well as things that make him/her happy. Here is the kicker, the other person cannot respond to anything until the next day. It is important for him/her to remain quite and listen without interruption even if he/she disagrees with what the speaking partner is saying.
Both partners let that soak in until they can sit down again. Then it is the other partner's turn to speak openly. Not only does this offer the quieter of the two to get his/her point across, but it helps both partners learn to listen.
Make this a regular practice - perhaps once a week or once a month. Do this and you will see a change in your relationship as the communication lines begin to open.
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