Learning To Communicate

Without lots of communication, one or both partners are in the dark and are frustrated, scared and angry at themselves and at each other. With the silent treatment, you can take a bad situation and make it much, much worse!

It’s better, and healthier, to communicate to your partner what they did to upset you and talk to them about what you both can do to make similar situations easier to handle in the future.

This is a technique that can take some time to learn, but it is incredibly effective in working out problems and situations that really aren’t that big of a deal – situations that the silent treatment would blow way out of proportion.

Instead of emotionally abusing your partner with the silent treatment, or walling yourself off from the real issue at hand, take some time to think about how you want to communicate to your partner what you’re upset about and what you’d like to see happen in this situation and similar situations in the future.

You might be surprised at how quickly an argument can be resolved this way, especially if your partner is open to listening to you and is honest about their own feelings as well. Communicate with your partner instead of shutting down and you’ll have a happier, healthier relationship in the long run.

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