Getting Your Message Across the Right Way
Tips to clearly express our wants and needs with our partner.
Tips to clearly express our wants and needs with our partner.
Be Open, Honest, Direct, and Respectful.
The quality of your life is the quality of your communication.” – Tony Robbins
The last part of our Communications section has to do with being open, honest, direct, and respectful. When both partners communicate openly, honestly, directly, and respectfully, it removes the uncertainty about our partner’s needs, while also enabling us to clearly express our own desires.
Sometimes in relationships we hint at what we want (or don’t want) then get frustrated when our partners don’t anticipate our desires. Having clear and honest discussions is the best way to avoid these issues.
Below are some tips to keep in mind when communicating with our partners.
We’ll use the example of asking a partner for something, in this case to come home earlier to help with putting children to sleep. Using the strategies noted below or combining them can help make our wants and needs much clearer. [1]