COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR PARTNER
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Relationships can be really hard. Even the healthiest of relationships have their challenges. The thing I have noticed in my work with couples is htat communication is often one of the hardest things to to figre out. And tends to the first thing to break down when conflict hits. So here is a little trick that I use in my work with couples to really highlight the importance of clear communication.
Sit with your partner and I want you to each think of the color blue. Now tell each other what shade of blue were you thinking of, what shade of blue did you imagine. Every time I have done this in my practice each person has said that they thought of a different shade of blue when I’ve asked them to think of the color blue. i do this because it helps highlight the importance that even if we say something that we think is really clear or really obvious there can still be room for interpretation. And someone might hear what we’re saying differently than what we mean, so its really important to give our partners the information that they need in order to really understand what we’re saying. The color blue sounds really simple, really obvious, but even still people think of different shades. Remember that when you are communicating with your partner that even if something feels really obvious to you or pretty simple to get someone might understand it differently.
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