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The Power of Two: Secrets to a Strong & Loving Marriage By Susan Heitler Secrets to Talking Open sharing builds bonds of intimacy, strengthening a sense of connection. However, saying what’s on your mind requires a confidence that your concerns will be sympathetically received. Your honesty and courage need to be met with positive listening skills (as described in Chapter 2 of The Power of Two). This is why it is important that both you and your partner read this program and book. You can also increase the likelihood that your concerns will be listened to sympathetically by taking yourself seriously, listening to your own feelings and thoughts respectfully. If you feel that your own thoughts and feelings are legitimate, the odds that they will be heard by your partner in the same way increase. How you react to your own thoughts and feelings is something you, and only you, control. Fortunately, even thought being self-critical is often a matter of habit, it is a habit you can choose to change. |
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