Communication

When you find yourself in the middle of a heated argument with your significant other, or anyone else for that matter, it is always a good idea to take a step back. Yelling and screaming are never effective methods of…
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Understanding the male mind from a woman’s perspective. I’m not sure the male mind can ever be fully understood from a woman’s point of view, but I know that we can try. In order to do so we need to…
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At a wedding I once attended, the minister cautioned the couple to look beyond the special joy of the love that led them to that day and to examine a more abiding strength. In the silence which followed, you could…
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I love you’ is probably one of the most over-used and unappreciated phrases we say to each other. I have always been very generous with it, myself. We have all heard “actions speak louder than words” and nothing could be…
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“Mature men and women do draw on qualities that stereotypically belong to the opposite sex. But the easiest way to get them to that point is to first make them confident about being a man or a woman.” (Stanley Kurtz,…
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How Communication Affects The State of a Relationship There is a direct association between the quality of a couple’s communication skills and the quality of their relationship. Good communication is not just talking about the problems we have, it is…
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Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal communication does not consciously come easily to me. Partly because I talk so much and enjoy my words too much, I find that nonverbal communication is not my strongest communication tool. Having said that, there are a…
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How to stop arguments. Technically, an argument is merely a debate. It is not that we should stop arguing but that we should argue in a civilized and peaceful manner. The reason that most arguments escalate to fighting is that…
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A great marriage is based on friendship, love, honor and respect. Any relationship based on these virtues must have truth as its cornerstone. In fact, all successful marriages have truth as a prerequisite. Without truth in that relationship, there is…
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It’s a well known fact that a firm base of communication must be established for any relationship to survive. Being open and expressing one’s self contributes to the growth of a friendship, marriage, etc. Venting stresses, complaints, and concerns is…
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In a relationship, be it with your significant other, children, family members, or friends, malicious lies always have a way of returning and biting you on the butt. Lies told to protect yourself after you’ve done something wrong will always…
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I believe that at times, it is pride that hinders our ability to outwardly express appreciation with the simple words “thank you” to another. The crazy idea that we owe that person now. Or maybe it’s even deeper than that….
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There are going to be arguments in any relationship, friendship or otherwise. One of the most important and useful ways to avoid this is communication. As much as it is made fun of in movies and television (and how funny…
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In essence, lies are bad. Growing up, children are always told that lying is the most dreaded thing they can do and honesty is always the best policy. Then why is that everyone starts telling lies, whether it be little…
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Access to the Internet has brought the world closer together. Anyone who has a personal computer can communicate with anyone else, and it doesn’t matter whether the person you strike up conversation with is in the next county or thousands…
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The art of texting can diminish communication in relationships. In the last few years texting has become the new form of conveyance. Millions of people around the world depend on their cell phones and computers to speak for them. It…
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Someone once said that you can tell when a person is lying by the fact that their lips are moving. Cynical humor aside, there are several signs that people give when they are being less than truthful. ~ Physical Signs…
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Why do you need to overcome shyness? There is no law that says you cannot be shy, but the reality is that you will have a lesser quality of life if you are shy. You won’t do well in jobs,…
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It is unrealistic to think that any relationship is so good as to totally avoid disagreements and arguments. However, it is possible to keep them few and far between. It is also possible to keep them minor instead of major….
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It’s surely part of the “human condition” that we sometimes mess up with regard to our relationships. We say or do something that we later regret, or we overlook doing something that perhaps we promised to do. We forget a birthday, an…
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Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone always told the truth? Of course, the truth can hurt, and sometimes people do not necessarily want to hear the truth from other people. Lying is, unfortunately, a fairly common practice in modern society….
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Communication and talking can be two very distinctly different things in arelationship. While talking is a good thing between two people, it’s notexactly communicating. However it is a good start, especially if you are eitherbeginning a relationship or if you…
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The unobtrusive nature of text messaging seems to trump all of its downfalls in today’s technologically savvy society. We can sneak little messages to the ones we love, send notes and reminders without disrupting someone’s day, and hold conversations when…
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Thoughtful Expressions of Opinions There are positive means to share the most negative opinion or information  Through internalization  a persons accepts personal  opinions as his or her own rather than attacking another for differing opinions. Narrative In some cases, we must explain how…
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No one can erase the past. When a mistake is made, whether it it be huge or small ,it can damage us for life or make us stronger. Mistakes can be positive by learning from them and passing on advice…
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Masters & Johnson are famous for many things including the line “Good sex begins when your clothes are still on.” Are you in the mood for love? Love making is as much mental as physical. A healthy sex life is…
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There is a myth that men hate to share their feelings and women excel at it, maybe to an extreme. However, really we are all communicating all the time whether we like it or not. Even silence has something to…
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Ready Fire Aim Damn, shot myself in the foot again! How often do so many of us do that, and how can we avoid it. We only have ten toes, and that is if you are lucky when you miss…
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A good and strong relationship depends on loyalty and trusting each other. It also requires both partners to be honest about their respective feelings. So if you don’t share what you feel, you might feel guilty about not being open and honest….
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Feelings, when they are painful they are the bane of existence. People in the United States today are on record levels of anti-depressant medications; appointments to see psychiatrists and therapists can take months for a new patient to obtain. People…
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