Communication More Than Talking

They were talking past each other. He said, she said. No you didn't. Yes you did. Whew. Communication is one of the top three difficulties in marriage. We teach Active Listening which requires a person to repeat what the other person said and to ask "did I get it right?" If not, the "sender" gets to clarify before the "receiver" gets to respond. This is a difficult process, but if used several times it becomes a great help in listening. Active Listening. Try it and you'll see that it helps. Sometime you'll even laugh about it. Then you know you're making progress. Dr. D