5 Ways to Keep Communication Fresh and Stimulating

What do you say to your partner when you’ve run out of things to say? Perhaps you are both working from home now, and you have the chance to check in with each other throughout the day. By dinnertime, you have run out of things to say to each other. There might not be much left to report, except to note something trivial like: “The strawberries are getting moldy.” Or perhaps you used to go out several times a week to concerts or dinner with friends, happily conversing and catching up. But now, it’s just the two of you most of the time, and here you are. Crickets. Comedian and author David Sedaris disclosed his frustrations in trying to maintain striking conversations with his long-term partner in his essay “Old Faithful”: “We would just sit there acting like what we are: two people so familiar with one another that they could scream.” If this description portrays your relationship, you can bypass screaming and, instead, shift your couples state to something more rewarding. There doesn’t have to be a span of emptiness between you. Here are five ways to reboot partner talk and reconnect in fresh, rewarding ways. 1. New Topics: There’s an App for That If you tend to recycle through the same topics, you can rediscover your partner by reengaging via new topics. Couples can benefit from John Gottman’s Card Deck free app, chock-full of topics to explore, including Open Ended Questions, Date Questions, and Sex Questions. Sample questions include: What are some ...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Publishers Spirituality & Health Conversation Starters partners Relationships Source Type: blogs