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« on: October 22, 2009, 02:45:18 PM »

Has anyone ever noticed that it's really difficult to tell your spouse that they have an annoying habit without hurting their feelings or making them upset at you?

Like if your spouse is eating a little loudly (no, my wife doesn't do that and neither do I but I know people who do) how in the world do you tell them that without coming across in a way that hurts their feelings?

This goes for lots of habits and that's what I'm getting at. Sometimes I want to be able to tell my spouse that she is doing something a little annoying (because it can withdraw from the love bank and I don't want that) but if I do then it might do harm.

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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2009, 04:26:37 PM »

Well, you could sit her down and just say it as nicely as you know how. If you do it in love and not in a "this is annoying" type of way then maybe she'll be more receptive to hearing what you're saying.
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« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2009, 05:48:04 PM »

I've had this difficulty too with things my wife does.  She has a habit of leaving shoes all over the house, and I always seem to be the one who trips on them.  We've been married for 30 yrs now.  Early on this shoe thing really bothered me.  Later I just learned to ignore it.  Now I imagine that if something happened to her and I lost her how much I would give to trip over her shoes again just one more time.   While I'm not suggesting it's the same with you, I think that I've come to see that it's really my problem not hers.
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« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2009, 11:31:46 AM »

Communication is very important in every marriage relationship. It enables the couple to express their feelings and emotions to each other. It is the vehicle through which they convey their views on issues that concern them, thereby creating a sense of belonging and peace in the home.

 In marriage generally, all the talks about love or no love is centred on communication, 75% of which is non-verbal communication, which proves to be more powerful than the verbal type of communication. The facial communications, body communication, the sexual communication, are all forms of non-verbal communication in marriage. More so, effective communication demands that participants be skilled in these areas: clear thinking, careful listening, and careful reading of body language. It is not a case of trying to be defensive.

Sometimes in conversation, what people do, instead of listening to each other, is to think about what they are going to say next. This does not help effective communication. Communication is a typical language of love.
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« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2009, 03:45:35 PM »

How do I encourage the expressing of emotions with a husband that just doesn't want to listen?  I've tried every avenue... self-help, counselling etc to give me the skills to express my feelings in a non-confrontational manner.  I'm at my wits end, as I'm feeling as though I'm the one who is constantly trying to find a way to counsel our marriage, and everytime I try and have a discussion with my husband, his response is 'OK - here we go again'...  He won't go to marriage counselling together with me, as he things our problems are all mine.  HELP !!!!!
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« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2009, 07:52:29 PM »

Are the problems you see all his fault? I'm wondering if that might be why he doesn't want to listen. What problems do you see the two of you facing?
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