(Above = Ummm....probably not the best way to communicate!)
Part 1 of 8
There are numerous ways we can communicate with our
partners. You may not have considered
some of the ones we will share over the next few weeks. We
do not all communicate the same; therefore we should not expect our partner to communicate
in a specific way. We need to learn how
he/she communicates best and work with that.
At the same time, it is important for both partners to make an effort to
meet in the middle. Communication and
adjusting our way of communicating should not be one-sided. It takes both of us wanting to communicate to
truly re-open and/or keep those lines open.
Below I am going to touch briefly on eight different types
of communication. Consider how many of
these you incorporate into your relationship.
If they aren’t there, could you pay more attention to them and increase
them? Changing just one aspect of your
relationship ultimately changes the entire relationship. This means that one by one you can transform
your relationship. All communication can
build trust and a deeper bond in your relationship, but I believe that a good
combination of the different types is very important for both of you and for
your relationship as a whole.
Talking – Talking is the most obvious way we
communicate with each other and perhaps, may be the only way some consider when
discussing communication. Yet, there are
far more ways that we communicate with each other than just talking. Talking is not easy for everyone to do and we
need to take that into account when considering how best to communicate with
our partners. Does your partner
interrupt you when you are talking? Do
you change the subject and cut-off your partner? Do you feel that your partner really listens
when you talk? Another factor to take
into consideration is that the meaning of words can vary even for two people
who are very close.
Janelle Alex, Ph.D. Copyright 2011
http://www.sexychallenges.com
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