communication differences
Do I Have to Talk About Things That Don’t Interest Me?
For Husbands: What You Say and What She Hears
What you say and what your wife hears can be two entirely different things. You have probably already figured out by now. And what she says and what she means can be two different things also. You’ve also probably figured that out, or you wouldn’t be reading this article. It Read More…
Do You Hide or Seek in Marriage?
Are you a spouse who is more likely to hide or seek? In other words, are you a person who is more content with quietly retreating from the activity or going out there and seeking it? What about your spouse? Lots of times, we have a tendency to marry those Read More…
Secret Passageways Between Women’s Words and Men’s Ears
After 30+ years of marriage, I’ve discovered some of the secret passageways between women’s words and men’s ears. The following four communication techniques have helped my husband and I understand each other —demystifying some of our differences. 1. Allow Room for Venting. I tend to think aloud. I use my words Read More…
How To Talk To Your Husband to Truly Connect
It’s amazing how complicated communicating with each other can become! Couples, who used to talk for hours at a time with each other before marrying eventually find themselves mis-communicating more than the other way around. Rather than talking WITH each other, they begin to talk AT each other. They spit out facts Read More…
Can You Hear Me Now? – Marriage Message #124
In your marriage, have you found yourself in a situation where you’re trying to communicate with your spouse, but his or her body language is telling you that there isn’t a whole lot of listening going on —that your words are bouncing around but no one is mentally “home” to Read More…
Just Talking Communication in Marriage – MM #114
When was the last time you, as a couple, spent 2 or 3 hours just talking like you did when you were dating? We call that Just Talking Communication. That’s because it’s a casual, relaxed type of talking without any agenda other than to connect emotionally. Just Talking Communication I Read More…
Communication Differences Between Men and Women
“We’re SO different!!!” Isn’t that something you realize about each other the longer you live together as husband and wife? Before you marry, you concentrate on the many things you have in common. But after you’ve been married for a while and your life gets busy with all it takes to maintain Read More…
Making Individual Differences A Strength In Marriage
I’m constantly amazed by how easy it is to overlook one of the more obvious facts about men and women: They’re different! Feminists and others in the recent past have worked to blur the distinctions between the sexes. But this effort is ultimately doomed because God created us male and Read More…