NUGGET 24: COMMUNICATION SKILLS-3rd August 2011
You have probably heard someone says, "Communication is the lifeblood of a great marriage" and it is, but what does that really mean?
- Good communication requires 3 active efforts on the part of the individuals involved:
1. Partners should be able to put their feelings into words. "This is what I'm feeling right now", "This is what I think"
- If you feel the same thing over something, then you are matched .
- Men have difficulty in expressing what is going on inside of them than do women.
- Men have been conditioned to hold in their emotions.
2. The second skill a couple must have or learn is hearing and understanding the other person.
- In your search for a mate, make sure that you find a person who is not only good at talking, but is also good at listening to you that makes intimacy possible.
3. The 3rd aspect of good communication is the ability to accurately understand the meaning of what your patner is saying, to be able to repeat it back to him or her for clarification and then dig deper.
- To have a successful marriage, you and your partner must have a similar desire to communicate, a willingness to continually work at communication and the ability to do so. When both partners maintain the interest in good communication and the skills to keep going deeper with each other, there is no end to the depth of love that can be experienced in marriage.
