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Are you looking for great way to win over your man? Well then all you have to do is what my wife just did…

She’s on her way home from work, she called me and asked if I’d like a Quarter Pounder with Cheese. Apparently she didn’t have much of a lunch… and instead of just thinking of herself, she thought to call me up and asked me if I’d like to fill that void in my stomach as well.

“Have you eaten lunch?”, she said.

I said, “Yes.”

She said, “Would you like a Quarter Pounder with Cheese?”

I said, “Yes!”

You know what they say ladies? The way to a man’s heart…

– Joe Taylor

If you missed the first part, you can read it here:

The Essentials of Communication - Part 1

This continues this two-part series on communicating in relationships.

In the last part we cover three different areas to consider so your communication to help you sustain a healthier relationship.

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Here’s a couple more areas to keep in mind and work.

1. If you can, avoid lying at all costs! This is a sure ticket to a long and healthy relationship. Build trust and honesty. If you lie on a regular basis it will have a significant impact on your communication. Your partner will begin to not take you seriously or it will simply promote negative feelings and make it difficult to communicate all together.

2. Always try and stay positive. I know this is not always easy thing to do when you’re in a relationship. A lot of things happen
that can make you become negative. But try to step back from the situation and think of something positive.

If you have destructive attitudes towards each other or as a result of certain situations, it will simply lead to a very unhealthy and negative relationship long term. If you have a positive attitude you will promote a much more communicative relationship that will sustain for years to come.

3. Don’t keep things bottled up inside you. Don’t tie up your feelings. Let it out! If you keep things bottled up and suppressed for too long, one day he will let it all out in a deluge of anger and you could potentially hurt the other person in such a way that will take a long time if ever to heal.

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Hopefully this short series has provided you with some key points to help you in your relationship; hopefully it’s provided you some things to work on. Hopefully now you understand the importance of keeping the lines of communicating open.

In doing this you’ll be able develop a very healthy relationship over time. The rewards of its are immeasurable. Trust me!

– Joe Taylor

One of the most important things you need to consider in a relationship is how well you are communicating with your partner.

I know, I know… you’ve heard it before. But don’t just brush this off. The health of a relationship really depends on how well you communicate with each other in every situation.

Here are just a couple ways you can relate to your partner:

1. If your partner is experiencing something and is telling you about it, DO NOT make fun of them or make them feel foolish. That’s a ticke to disaster right there!

Allow them to share their opinions and feelings no matter what they are. Your partner should be able to speak their minds about things without you sitting there rolling your eyes or mocking their comments.

Support your partner. If you stop doing that it will surely break down your lines of communication. Make sure you reaffirm what they’re saying and recognize that they have the right to express true feelings. Or that you understand them…

2. Make sure you verbalize the differences you have. Let’s face it, you are not always going to get long! This is the case with all couples.

But that’s ok! Just define those differences and then find some middle ground. Without communicating on these things, you’ll run into a lot of problems.

3. Listening is essential to a healthy relationship. Don’t constantly interrupt them when they’re talking. Listen to what they have to say carefully. The key is to take turns talking. If you don’t do this, again, the lines of communication will shut down.

This goes for talking to anyone actually.. how many of you have been with someone that talks over you and interupts you all the time. Not fun! You have to pause to let the other person respond.

In the next e-mail I’m beginning to a few more things related to communications in a relationship that you should consider.

No matter what is important to you in a relationship, you will have more difficult time having what you want from that relationship if you don’t communicate properly.

Read Part 2 Here: The Essentials of Communication - Part 2

-Joe Taylor

How bad have you had it? I’ve met a lot of parents over the years… well, since my wife only one set, but before that at least a dozen sets.

There were a number of parents I didn’t get a long with.. or they just didn’t like me. Of course, some of those were the days I had long hair so that didn’t help.

I remember only one out of all the ladies I dated where the parents grilled me with questions.. Yes, well to-do parents. Her dad owned a large, popular insurance agency. So they had money; I’m sure they just wanted to make sure their daughter was dating an outstanding citizen. I have no problem with that.. it’s the cornering approach.

I remember showing up at my dates door.. living with her parents (right there that should have been a bad sign, but she was cute so I went with it..).. having no awareness of what was going to happen.

I was sat down in the Den.. my date disappeared upstairs and I sat there in the spotlight being grilled for what seemed an eternity.. it might have only been 10 minutes.

…This happened when I was in my mid-20s.. imagine the horror!

Have you gone through this?

I’m not talking about the good experiences.. the awful, uncomfortable ones. Or what strange things did you have to endure just to go on the first date?

Needless to say this relationship didn’t last.. too bad too. She was a looker! About 92 pounds soaking wet!

-Joe Taylor