3 Marriage Communication Tips

 3 Marriage Communication Tips:

1. Stop trying to win every conversation.

When one or both spouses see conversations as something to win, then tension will continue to rise in a relationship.  Over time it is possible to win the conversation but lose your spouse.  A communication tip is around perspective.  You and your spouse are on the same team. The problem is not your spouse.  Your spouse is your teammate. So work together to solve the problem.  That is how you win in communication.

2. Avoid Absolutes: Never & Always

Often times when we try to prove a point we use the words "always" or "never" but these are but unfair and inaccurate.  Outside of breathing there is not much any person always or never does.  These terms tend to cause a person to becomes defensive and they add little to helping to move the conversation forward.  So instead of saying your spouse always or never does anything, stick to the moment, communicate in the present and work together.

3. Say I love you often.

The power of this phrase the recenter a relationship. Often times couples get caught up int eh day to day and can lose sight on how they truly feel fro each other.  Communicating I love you with our words and with our actions reminds our spouse we are on their team and that they are important to us.

Watch these three tips take you from the first image to the second image : wink wink.

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