Category Archives: Communication
Worrying in Relationships: 3 Habits That Invite Anxiety
People may call worried, nervous, or anxious feelings "stress" or "tension." Understanding these emotions can launch you on a pathway toward feeling better.
When Is “Doing What Comes Naturally” a Bad Idea?
Studies continue to show that relationship education courses significantly upgrade a couple's chances of enjoying a long and strong bond together. With effective apology, emotional self-regulation, communication and conflict resolution skills, partnerships of all sorts are more likely to thrive.
Why Doesn’t She/He Listen To Me? 10 Possibilities
It's frustrating—and disempowering—when someone ignores what you say. Why do they do it?
What Makes Conflict? How Are Conflicts Resolved?
Conflicts can create irritation, anger, anxiety, or depression. This 3-step pathway from conflict to resolution will make your life feel easier, happier, and more peaceful.
What Sport Does Collaborative Dialogue Mimic?
Cluelessness about the skills that sustain cooperative dialogue puts people at risk for difficulties in their relationships—in friendships, at work, and at home.
What Stops Arguments? Emotional Self-Regulation Skills
Five emotional-self-regulation techniques that can help put an end to arguing.
What’s All This Talk About Couple “Communication Skills?”
Before you think of committing to marriage, be sure that you and your potential partner have the communication skills to build a marriage that will be forever loving and lasting.
What Increases Marriage Satisfaction?
Does perfect love result in a perfect marriage of two spouses who “live happily ever after?” Not so says forthright and funny journalist Elizabeth Weil, author of the newly released marriage-upgrade saga No Cheating, No Dying. And according to recent marriage research, that kind of perfection is not even desirable.
Want to Be More Persuasive? Use The Right Body Part First!
All people from time to time find themselves in a situation in which they want someone to see it their way. To be maximally persuasive, skip the sweet-talking, forget being insistent, and avoid all debating. Instead...
Want Marriage Problems? Expect Your Spouse to Be Perfect
Odds are that if you have a tendency to criticize your spouse, you mistakenly have been expecting perfection. Big mistake.