Men and women, literally are NOT related to relationship and communication in the same way. You know you sense it but you don’t know exactly how it works. Without a full and true understanding , it will be next to impossible to truly meet in the middle or to get on the same page because you cannot CHANGE another person.
The best way is through understanding our differences. Otherwise, there will always be one partner that feels they are “settling” and being compromised. You will move though time together going from one struggle to the next, not knowing how to navigate these fundamental differences.
Exactly what are some of these differences that come into play?
Men and women think differently. Not just as individuals but as genders. We rely on TWO DIFFERENT types of logic and so this can make a BIG difference in how we see and communicate about things.
Our bodies respond differently. Men and women have very different responses to the same stressful conversations. These response are directly related to the way we react to one another and to “what comes next” in any given conversation. .
Men and women express needs differently. Couples can share the same common needs, but how those needs are expressed are very different.
Men and women want different things. Not only do men and women want different things, they are motivated differently.
Each of the above difference (and many more!) are expressed through communication. Men and women communicate differently and when you don’t understand HOW the OTHER communicates, you WILL experience breakdown, and it will look personal to each of you – as though the “other” is to blame. OR it will seem like there is something “off” or “wrong”.
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