Communication In Relationships

Communication There are many different factors of communication in relationships one of the most often asked questions about communication is how one achieves mutual communication in any type of relationship. People sometimes feel that communication makes a better marriage. Many people often put blame of their partners and discourage them when communicating in an argument. Body language or non-verbal communication plays a major role in communication. These topics will be discussed in this paper. In a relationship, mutual communication happens when both partners express themselves. Both partners need to make their emotions clear and they also need to listen to one another. Listening is another skill needed to keep a good relationship going. There are many skills a good listener needs to have. The most important skill is to express their empathy. In lecture, Father George said that in mutual communication, both partners should make eye contact with one another. Usually, when one partner makes good eye contact it shows that they are paying great attention to what their partner is saying to them at the time. …show more content…
In non-verbal communication body gestures, body posture, facial expressions or pauses. All of these non-verbal behaviors, the gestures we make, the way we sit, how fast/slow/loud we talk, how close we stand to each other, how much eye contact we make, all send very strong messages to our partners. When one partner is giving off negative non-verbal communication gestures then the partner talking can get very discouraged or offended. The non-verbal gestures could come across as not caring or not wanting to be there talking to your partner. That is why eye contact and not interrupting your partner is so important. Making sure that your partner knows you want to be there talking to them, and listening to what they have to say is a key part in being a great