The key to communication

once i saw this talk show (don't ask me which one). often the television is watching me, rather than me watching it. anyway, someone on show whatever said the key to communication is to "listen without defending, speak without offending. i guess you have to treat the other person with respect and never try to do anything that cuts down each other's character. i know this can be common in some relationships. it is in mine. when me and my sig other are angry at each other, we can cut each other down...just out of pure anger. we have gotten better though, and are working at it every day. one thing we NEVER do is leave each other or go to bed angry. we also ALWAYS try to work it out. one or both of us always cools out before it gets too bad, then brings us back to our senses. then we rationalize and talk it out. find common ground. the key is is all of the above i just mentioned. then again, this is only my second and longest relationship of going on 6 years.

I think, i can relate to this topic at the moment. I have a long distance relationship and it is quite breaking. I requested for a cool off because we already have inadequate time communicating. No further ado, communication plays an important role in a relationship, same is through with time. Even though how much work you spend in a day, it is still important to at least give your partner a little time of caressing and appreciation. Life is too short and no one knows when it is taken, only to find out that it is already late. Every single day has to be cherished. On this topic, I want to recommend the movie, "IF ONLY"....It is the best movie that suits this topic.

my husband is a silent type person. communicating with him is a bit difficult for me, though were married for five years now. in situations like if hes mad, ill wait for the time that hes no longer in fire, so i can ask him whats wrong, or whats the problem. if i have something to say and i feel like hes not on the mood listening, i write it on an email. communication is not the only key in making the relationship last, commitment, respect and most of all trust with each other are the basic and the most important keys in a relationship. the communication part is just the add on.. thats just my point of view.. we have different styles on how we deal with relationships, thats how i handle mine. ;)

The key to communication is health. If a person is sick he can't do communication. He'd rather go to bed and sleep than to talk to the other person. I wonder why people just can't see that bad health is the reason for lack of communication. Lets have the case discussed like a man is making his woman sad because he does not communicate to her. Who is at fault? One may say its the man's fault for refusing to talk to her. However how can a man speak out if he himself is very ill and will die one day and a second later? Besides, most women do not have the patience to understand men and they all defend without listening and speak and prove themselves true and in the end offend their man.