Michelle Joy, MFT

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It is beautiful when someone can hear, and I mean actually HEAR, what their partner is saying, and not try to invalidate their truth because it threatens their own perspective. See if you can enter into every conversation with an open mind and put yourself in your partners shoes- seek their perspective, respect it, and maybe even reflect back what you hear them say, even when you see things so very differently.

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RELATIONSHIP TIP OF THE DAY: Lately I've been asking so many of my couples to "turn accusations into a question for your partner." Example: Partner 1: "You don't support me finding a new job!" Me: Wait a second, would you put that into the form of a question for your partner? Partner 1: "Do you support me finding a new job?"... Partner 2: "Yes, there are just some logistics I want to figure out together. But in doing so it doesn't mean I'm not supportive." (this can invite a more open, vulnerable conversation with more choices and options) It's not easy to do the switcheroo in the heat of the moment, but it also works.