give a shot to solve your partner’s problems or suppress your feelings?
Here’s how to fix the most common communication mistakes in relationships.
Below, experts outline several common mistakes, as well as how to fix each.
If youre not authentically listening, youre likely to just remain in a combative cycle of communication.
This may leave your partner feeling unheard and unseen.
The key to improving communication skills lies in practicing it.
Shirin Peykar is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in narcissistic abuse, couples therapy, divorce, mindful parenting.
We often criticize, defend, or attack our partner rather than express a need or desire.
It will be a lot easier for your partner to validate you when you speak from emotion.
Aim to understand your partners position, feelings, and needs first, and ask for that in return.
This is what contributes to partners communicating in passive-aggressive ways, Peykar says.
Suppressing or avoiding conflict only makes conflict bigger and harder to resolve in the long run.
This is often not what they need, though.
The way to becoming comfortable with others difficult emotions is to become comfortable with our own, she says.
Otherwise, your partner many not understand whats going on and you are upset.
Talking over each other
Interruption during communication is a big red flag.
Shirin Peykar is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in narcissistic abuse, couples therapy, divorce, mindful parenting.
So, let your partner share what they need to say without being so quick to cut them off.
And again, keep those ears open.
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