How Do You Communicate Better In A Relationship?
• Practice intercourse. In today’s vernacular, that usually means physical bedroom activity, but the root of the word and the actual intent of the word is to interact on a deeper level. Similarly, to be intimate has a broader meaning than to be physical. It is to see into you, which means to try to empty your mind as you would empty a cup so that you can put something into it. What you want to put into it is what your partner is trying to contribute to the conversation, be it words, body language, or action. • Learn and pay attention to the other person’s clues. If you ask if something bothers her/him and the answer is no, but s/he is closed, not talking, legs together, arms across her/his body, it’s obvious that s/he is closed off and actually is bothered. You are getting mixed messages. Try to talk it out. Let her/him know that you are confused or uncomfortable with mixed messages. Tell her that s/he is important to you, and that s/he can talk to you. • All this in my head – surely h
