What are some of the differences between men and women that create issues in a couples relationship?
Joel Block (JB): Differences range from communication style to problem solving and emotional processing. Men tend to be direct and less emotionally driven and women frequently take longer to get to the point. She also tends to be more emotionally driven. KN: Every couple will have their own unique communication pattern but one thing to keep in mind is that from a very early age, society socializes women to be more verbal than men and they get used to sharing their emotions openly. Men, however, tend to frequently show how they’re feeling before they will articulate it. This can set couples up for communication breakdowns because if both partners are attempting to communicate in the way they’re most comfortable they might miss messages from each other. It’s important to pay attention to your partner as a whole being (i.e. what he/she does AND says) to get the entire picture.
