Being a Good Listener In Relationships
- Listening is key, and proper listening comes with inquisitiveness, attentiveness and curiosity, and not from simply waiting for the partner to stop.
- If a partner stops talking, gently ask them to tell you more, while making them feel listened to and heard, with no competition or upstaging to massage your ego.
- Keep asking your partner to open up more and more.
- If the conversation is not possible, try texting or writing to each other.
- Remember that it is not about you, and if your selfishness, narcissism or ego comes in between, the conversation is over.
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