She doesn't want to say things he might experience as criticism. But doesn't she need to be able to say true things to him for their long-term partnership have trust?
And that written scenario is terrific for good and respectful communication. I call that "rewriting the script". Please do add to your ending of your article.... that the person who said sorry that it wasn't their intention to cause pain/discomfort/upset to the other...actually changes their behavior in the future. Thank you! I am very frustrated at this point with a partner that says sorry (usually after defending themselves for a while) and then doesn't solve the problem by changing their behavior in the future. Thank you for listening.
I don’t know if any other readers of this blog have similar thoughts, but when I read it I cannot help but think that most people should not get married. I don’t think I would want to be married to either of those two.
As always a good read! Thanks
And that written scenario is terrific for good and respectful communication. I call that "rewriting the script". Please do add to your ending of your article.... that the person who said sorry that it wasn't their intention to cause pain/discomfort/upset to the other...actually changes their behavior in the future. Thank you! I am very frustrated at this point with a partner that says sorry (usually after defending themselves for a while) and then doesn't solve the problem by changing their behavior in the future. Thank you for listening.
Just bought the book also…
I don’t know if any other readers of this blog have similar thoughts, but when I read it I cannot help but think that most people should not get married. I don’t think I would want to be married to either of those two.