Healthy Romantic Relationships - part 2, Communication is Key
Healthy Romantic Relationships - part 2, Communication is Key
“The single most important component in a healthy relationship is the ability to communicate. If two people have the capacity to communicate with each other, then any issue can be worked through to some kind of clarity.” *** “It is very important, right from the beginning of the relationship to strive for clarity in communication. The single most useful tool is simply to ask. “How do you define that word?” or “What did you just hear me say?’” Very often, you will find that what the other person heard was not what you were attempting to convey.” *** “In order to Truly listen it is necessary to be present - and the difficulty with being present is caused by unhealed emotional wounds. If we are not able to be emotionally honest with ourselves then it is impossible to be present and comfortable in our own skins in the moment. Obviously then, we are also incapable of being present with, and emotionally honest with, others.”
On this page is the second in a series of articles by Spiritual teacher/codependency therapist focused on healthy romantic relationship behavior.
Codependence: The Dance of Wounded Souls by Robert Burney is copyright 1995. Material on Joy2MeU web site (except where otherwise noted) is copyright 1996 thru 2015 by Robert Burney PO Box 98 Fallbrook CA 92088.
This column was originally published on September 21, 1999 on the Inner Child/Codependency Recovery page that I used to edit for Suite101.com Directory.
Originally published at https://joy2meu.com/Healthy_Relationships2.htm