Communication is Vital
Communication has been called the secret of achieving and maintaining unity in marriage. The purpose of communication in marriage is not to get the other partner to agree. However, it is to bring him/her into relationship where uniqueness of each stands in complementary relation to the other partner.
Marriage requires partners to come in agreement for decisions in life. Apart from talking through all the factors which each partner regards as relevant, no genuine agreement can be reached.
A common misevaluation considers marriage as having only two possible states- complacency or crisis. Complacency is a threat to communication beyond the merely superficial, while crisis often precipitates communication of the most real and effective sort.
Furthermore, the maturity of any pair will be evident in the way they manage conflict. Each partner must seek to stand outside of him or her self in the heat of conflict and attempt two things: first example is to do what the social scientists call “role-taking,” the ability to be the other person while you are yourself.
The second example is to evaluate his/her own creativeness in face of the conflict. Ask yourself if you can emotionally detach yourself from the problem sufficiently to work to a compromise, which may lead to a mutually satisfying solution?
Conclusively, communication is not only important for a marriage but it is also the key that provides the solutions for a lifetime.
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I really like this communication article, it gave me some good insights. Thanks, Julia
Hey, this is pretty good, I kind of like it. What you said about role-taking is a great point because you can feel the real thing by putting yourself aside for a minute.