Communication in Relationships: Active Listening vs. Interpreting

Communication Skills: Active Listening vs. Interpreting What Someone Says
Many people do not communicate well because they do not listen well. Active listening means hearing and acknowledging what someone says. Listening impatiently while waiting to speak is not listening. Interpreting what someone says is not listening.
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Dating, Relationships and Communication: Playing the 'Devil's Advocate'

Communication, Dating and Relationships: Dangers of Playing the 'Devil's Advocate'
There are some communications pitfalls into which it is easy to tumble into, in dating and relationships. One of the red flag danger zones in communication is that of playing the 'devil's advocate' when your partner is sharing. Take his part in debates.
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Intimacy and Communication Issues: Talk With Not At Each Other

Dating and Relationship Issues: Talk with Each Other Not at Each Other
Much of the advice written about dating and relationships is easy say, but more difficult to follow. Today's communication in relationship tip: Talk with each other, not at each other. The word communication comes from the root 'commune'.
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