Communication and respect as the most important part of relationships?

This is something we learn from our relationships. We know also keeping emotions can be very bad for health and hence expressing them is very freeing. My question, What must one need to do or have to learn to be effective in this art of communication?



Thanks very much for sharing. Peace, Love and Blessings!Communication and respect as the most important part of relationships?
I must agree with Pearl, but would add listening is not only important with our life partners but in all relationships.

Listening is a learned art form.

Words tend to be inadequate, especially when attempting to communicate feelings.

Learning to listen to what is not said as well as feeling what is really meant by what is said is vital to real understanding.

I can use a particular set of words or phrases to attempt to communicate, but they could mean something entirely different to you. Learning to understand %26amp; communicate in the form %26amp; "language" the other uses is also a freeing aspect of communication.

Releasing judgment is important I think also.

How can any feel free to expose their feelings if they feel those feelings will be judged as right or wrong?

I have much to learn in the art of listening %26amp; Loving.

May we all come to hear our brothers true words!

Many Blessings!
Really listen to your partner and respect their viewpoint even if it differs from your own. If you have a problem in your marriage, discuss it with your partner rather than outsiders. Never speak badly of your partner to others. Be willing to compromise. Express your love for your partner both verbally and in your actions. Never use harsh words in anger, they can deeply wound and cannot be taken back.Communication and respect as the most important part of relationships?
I think self esteem comes into play here. You have to think enough of yourself to take criticism. Too many people cannot take no for an answer or are not open to others knowledge. Communication is a two way street and you need to be able to effectively listen and learn.
Without complete support from both spouses a marriage has no foundation. Support is the cornerstone that people tend to overlook for the length of relatively short marriages.Communication and respect as the most important part of relationships?
Read a lot of self-help books. This will help you understand you self first. The Art of Karma Sutra I'm told has some very informative points and illustrations.
Disagree, I say it's orgasms and money,



I can assure you , if you are dirt poor and don't get her off, it doesn't matter how good a listener you are .
You have to admire how your partner goes about living his life.

If you have this admiration, even your smile can be a communication.
Genuine love, preferably unconditional too, would take care of any angularity in communication and show of respect. Good communication skills and studied conduct of respect but without love is seen through easily (non verbally though), exposed as a show without substance, and hence fail to be effective.
Common decency.
I am dwelling on those issues in my marriage myself. I think communication and respect walk together, one can not exist without the other. In my situation, I am Brazilian and my husband is American, so we still have the cultural differences, and those differences interfere a lot on the way we communicate with each other. I think we both feel disrespected sometimes, and this feeling makes me withdraw and makes him be a nag, so you can figure out the vicious cycle we see ourselves into.



Sometimes, it is hard to be open to communication when we feel we will not get the respect we think we deserve. I choose to withdraw myself or simply ignore him. That makes him pissed of, he becomes the nag, the demanding figure. Man, it is terrible!



Well, what mus one need to do? Learn how to listen, be open to different opinions and never be critical. Let the other be!
Dear Sir,

Free expression should be such that it does not hurt someone. The communication could become more effective and successful when the communicatee understand the messege and does not feel hurt. So the communication must be made respecting feelings of other people or communicatee.