Key 5 – Plan When To Talk
Plan When To Talk, Key #5 of the “6 Keys for Great Marriage Communication” Setting a time for talking with your spouse is perhaps one of the most important appointments you can make. When an event is important to us, we pull out our calendar or PDA and write down the date and time that it will occur. We don’t want to miss it and we know that it would be easy to forget with our busy schedules. Key 5 – Plan When To Talk The fifth

Key 4 – Learn To Listen
Learn To Listen, Key #4 of the “6 Keys for Great Marriage Communication” We don’t always hear the same words that our spouse speaks. Anyone who has been married for longer than a week, probably already knows this. Key 4 – Learn To Listen It is easy to listen to someone else speak, without really hea

Key 3 – Choose The Right Time To Talk
Choose The Right Time To Talk, Key #3 of the “6 Keys for Great Marriage Communication” Does it really matter ‘when’ you talk? YES! This next Key is a vitally important part of successful marriage communication. Trying to ‘talk’ with our spouse in the “heat of battle” almost never works and usually results in hurt feelings miscommunication. Key 3 – Choose the Right Time to

Key 2 – Think Before You Speak
Think Before You Speak, Key #2 of the “6 Keys for Great Marriage Communication” “I hate it when YOU do that!” With those words, the argument began. Other poorly chosen words flew from your mouth and before you knew it, the couch became your bed for the night. Key 2 – Think Before You Speak Your were sorry. You wish you hadn’t become so angry. You needed so badly to talk about what was r

Key 1 – Holding Hands
Holding Hands, Key #1 of the “6 Keys for Great Marriage Communication” “When you hold hands, you can’t hit each other!” That is what one young husband said to me during counseling. Maybe it would have been a good title for Key #1 in this series. Key 1 – Hold Hands Think about it for just a moment. What does a simple thing like the physical touch of another person’s hand signify? In many cultures, we seal or approv