3 Skills for Validating Your Partner’s Feelings
In any relationship, communication is essential, especially to get your needs met and let your partner know how you feel. When it’s working well, both
July 6, 2015
In any relationship, communication is essential, especially to get your needs met and let your partner know how you feel. When it’s working well, both
“I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all.” -James Baldwin
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Communication in relationships is essential to getting your needs met and letting your partner know how you feel. When it’s working well, both partners can
A friend of mine recently told me about being in a bar and chatting someone up. During the small talk/flirtation, the object of interest coyly
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