From re|engage
Have you ever been in an argument with your spouse that seemed to go in circles? Perhaps you left the conversation feeling misinterpreted, invalidated, or ignored. You felt less understood or less loved than you did before the conversation. Maybe you regularly struggle to see eye to eye with your spouse.
That’s not unusual; it happens to all of us at times. Communicating clearly and effectively is hard work. You might think it would come naturally, but our natural sin tendencies and negative communication patterns get in the way. When communication isn’t clear, it results in hurt and misunderstanding. And when hard conversations get heated or conflict arises, the need to communicate effectively only increases.
If you want to get unstuck and end these unproductive arguments, you’re going to have to try a different way of communicating with your spouse. Don’t worry; the solution is simple and takes only a few minutes to learn. You and your spouse can start communicating more effectively by practicing something called “the Speaker-Listener technique.”
That’s not unusual; it happens to all of us at times. Communicating clearly and effectively is hard work. You might think it would come naturally, but our natural sin tendencies and negative communication patterns get in the way. When communication isn’t clear, it results in hurt and misunderstanding. And when hard conversations get heated or conflict arises, the need to communicate effectively only increases.
If you want to get unstuck and end these unproductive arguments, you’re going to have to try a different way of communicating with your spouse. Don’t worry; the solution is simple and takes only a few minutes to learn. You and your spouse can start communicating more effectively by practicing something called “the Speaker-Listener technique.”