Not exact matches
We must
listen to the needs and complaints of our
partners (as artlessly expressed as they
sometimes are)
to discover things about ourselves we may not know.
If we're going
to partner to educate our kids, we need
to start by
listening to each other, and
listening sometimes to what is not said.
Unfortunately, this
sometimes leads
to us telling our
partners something equally wrong that they did
to upset us — instead of
listening to what they have
to say.
These were: «My (
partner) is usually sensitive
to and aware of my needs», «My (
partner) doesn't seem
to listen to me», «I
sometimes feel lonely even when I am with my (
partner)», «I suspect we may be on the brink of separation» (all with a 5 - point response scale, from (1) strongly agree
to (5) strongly disagree); together with two items about conflict: «How often do you and your
partner argue?»
Everybody gets stressed
sometimes, and each of you have the ability
to soothe one another by caring about what stresses your
partner and really
listening.