5 Tips for Men on Improving Their Relationships
Think your relationship could do with some improvements? These 5 tips will help you keep things going strong.
“How are you?”
“I’m ‘fine.’”
Men, she’s not “ok,”it’s not “fine,” and you should worry about it. Men were never required to take a class on how women operate, especially communicate. Miscommunication, which can lead to not meeting the needs of your partner, can mean the end of your relationship. The following 5 tips may not bring you any closer to understanding how women operate, but they can help you avoid miscommunication, reduce conflict, and improve your relationship.
1) Listen- instead of solve
Men, when women approach you with a problem, spend time listening to the intricacies of the issue. Listen first, solve later. Men have a tendency to dominate and to assume authority in a problem solving process. They want to solve a problem as efficiently as possible. “For most men, solving a problem presents an opportunity to demonstrate their competence, their strength of resolve, and their commitment to a relationship” (oregoncounseling). Women are just as good at solving problems as men, but they approach it differently…
