10 commandments of marital communication

1st Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Use I-statements rather than YOU-statements

1st Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

I-statement

2nd Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Express FEELINGS rather than thoughts

2nd Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Feelings

3rd Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

LISTEN attentively without interrupting

3rd Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Listen

4th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

CHECK-OUT what you see and hear

4th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

5th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Avoid MIND-READING

5th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Mind-reading

6th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Make your NEEDS known

6th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Needs Known

I

7th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Learn your mate’s LANGUAGE of LOVE

7th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

8th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Avoid the words: ALWAYS and

NEVER

8th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

NeverAlways

9th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Avoid NAME CALLING

9th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Name Calling

1oth Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Deal with painful situations

as they arise.

10th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Use I-statements rather than

YOU-statements

1st Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Express FEELINGSrather thanthoughts

2nd Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

LISTEN attentively without

interrupting

3rd Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

CHECK-OUTwhat you

see and hear

4th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Avoid MIND-READING

5th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Learn your mate’s LANGUAGE of LOVE

7th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Avoid the words: ALWAYS

andNEVER

8th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Avoid NAME CALLING

9th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Deal with painful situations

as they arise.

10th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Make yourNEEDS known

6th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Commandments ofMARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Fr. Larry Tan, Fr. Larry Tan, SDBSDB

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