Communication

Defining True Love: Everyone has his or her own interpretation of True Love. Those, who are new at it, view it as an exciting roller-coaster ride. A tingle in your belly that reduces you to a simpering, whimpering fool. A…
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A husband can be defined as, “married man, spouse, bed-mate, hubby, better-half and head of the family.” The list is endless. If a husband is really the better-half of a wife and if only the husband is not “besides himself”…
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If you like the person you are with then it should be easy to communicate with them. The more a couple communicates the less likely they’ll get into arguments because they’ll be able to talk about their problems instead of…
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How can you possibly allow that? How do you know what she gets up to? Don’t you mind? ~ and variations on the theme ~ are the questions my partner is subjected to, whenever he admits that I will, yet…
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As humans, racing around from job to soccer practice, making quick meals, cleaning the house, entertaining, or walking the dogs…we are bound to be stressed out. What’s important is learning how to successfully handle the stressful situations so that it…
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The key word here is “can”. While each relationship is unique, it is only fair to consider the feelings your spouse or partner will experience when you vent about your problems. Exactly what those feelings may be depends on the…
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Habitual complaining as a way to vent stress not only hurts your relationships, but it brings more of what you’re complaining about into the relationship. Learning how to effectively deal with stress and the use of positive thought can eliminate…
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Living with someone who is narcissistic is challenging but there are ways to make the experience more tolerable. True narcissistic personalities can be charming and attractive, but highly controlling, aggressive and inconsiderate without regard to the feelings of others. Whether…
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Venting in a relationship can be tricky. On one hand, you do not want to do it too much. On the other hand, you would like to get your point across whenever necessary. But venting is not initially a need…
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Many men have a little something called an “ego” and part of what comes with said ego is the want to be the best, at anything. It’s my belief that couples should be careful what they divulge to each other…
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How couples can avoid fights. My grand parents, Taylor Austin Pennock and Ethel May Pennock, had a very successful marriage that last until he died the year my brother, Dale was born in 1958. They were married in about 1911,…
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Co-workers are a different breed than friends, and should be treated as such. No matter how connected you feel with them, you should proceed with some caution when engaging in conversation, especially as you get to know them. And there…
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Expression in a relationship is important. People who cannot express themselves, especially in relationships, find that they have a difficult time understanding other people. It takes two people to communicate, and if one person isn’t communicating well or effectively, then…
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Complaining and stress are both ingrained in modern-day man, it seems. But as with stress, too much complaining can hurt us and our relationships. Complaining embodies negativity, both of which must be kept in check in order to strike a…
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Mistakes are like intentions. They are both inevitable and accidental; however the end result is still the same. Have you ever wronged anyone intentionally? Have you ever done something that was clearly an accident? Perhaps the answer is a resounding…
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I think the idea of communication being overrated is probably the most ridiculous thing that I have ever heard. Communication is the essence of our lives. If it was not for use being able to communicate with each other, we…
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Can a person really make up for past mistakes? The answer depends whether they want to and whether they have decided to accept that the mistakes made were due to limited knowledge and self-awareness. Mistakes can be corrected even if…
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“Yes” or “no” suffices if determining whether either party intends to challenge or not to challenge a debatable subject. For a debate to gain strength and ignite momentum there must be opposition, otherwise the matter would simply become a non-conclusive act,…
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Increasingly, young people are turning to texting rather than talking in person or on the phone. Most teenagers seem to prefer texting to talking. And that is somewhat alarming, as texting is far less personal than actual conversations. People who…
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When we communicate in general, whether it is being face to face, text, letter, or phone, we all develop a special tone or voice to talk to certain people in our lives. This tone can be a tone of voice…
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Understanding the role of humiliation in human behavior is critical if we want to reduce violence and suffering in the world. We, either as individuals or as groups, have different humiliation triggers and react, or cope, with humiliation differently. Coping…
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Lame communication generates problems, be it business or personal relationships. Everybody seems to understand that perfectly well, but only hard lessons learnt make it clear and have people revisit their attitude towards carelessly chosen words. On top of that, we…
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It’s tough living in a world where everything you do seems a hassle because of shyness. It dominates your life to the point where you have no control over it, making you shy away from the outside world, leaving you…
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Anyone that’s ever loved another person knows how frustrating these people that we care about can be. Sometimes, a loved one can even do the exact same thing that a stranger can do with no problem, yet when the person…
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There are a lot of people in this world who keep so much bottled up inside. I know some people who hate talking, but they can write it out. Thats what I basically do. When I was twelve years old,…
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I have a love-hate relationship with e-communication. Text-messaging, email, blogging.they are all so much a part of our lives. Since everyone is multi-tasking and moving a mile a minute it is not so easy to talk to people in real…
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Have you ever wanted to say something so badly that the words choked in your throat? You wanted to tell a loved one how you felt, or to express your emotions, or sympathise with someone in a dire situation, but couldn’t…
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A secured feeling by Reassurance The importance to ‘feel secured’…. no matter where we are…..is so much desired in our day to day living.Isn’t it TRUE?From the time of birth,a new born can express this feeling of being secured through…
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So you have found out that someone has decided to spread a nasty rumor about you that you know is not true. Now you are stuck wondering to your self, “What can I do about this now?” To be completely…
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Many people experience shyness.  Some spend their entire life trying to overcome the tendency to be shy.   Shyness can be the result of lack of confidence, lack of experience or lack of exposure to social interaction with others. Shyness can…
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