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on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="7d9b"><b>1. Talk to your partner about it.</b></p><p id="588b">During the times where things are going well for the two of you, try to initiate a conversation about communication. Let him or her know why you feel like communication is important and let him or her know why talking about the disagreements that you have is important to you. If your partner gives feedback on this topic, try to listen to his or her view point so you can better understand where he or she is coming from.</p><figure id="8b85"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*sIdqWndDOl5pEkK5"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@quinoal?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Quino Al</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="25a4"><b>2. Practice open communication.</b></p><p id="7484">Do your best to talk to your partner in an open way so he or she knows how you feel about different issues. Ask him or her if he or she is willing to do the same thing, and if he or she is, try to be understanding of where he or she i

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s coming from even if the two of you don’t see eye to eye.</p><figure id="5201"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*JOBDWChfsSsW2x2X"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@spacejoy?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Spacejoy</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="e8fc"><b>3. Communicate in a comfortable space.</b></p><p id="f0ef">If the topics that the two of you disagree on make it difficult to communicate in the heat of the moment, then allow time for the two of you to clear your heads before approaching the topic again. When the two of you do come back together, find a place to talk where both of you are comfortable and can be open with one another.</p><p id="e5ab"><i>If you feel that you and your partner need to have better communication with one another, then do your best to talk to your partner about it. Try to listen when he or she tells you his or her point of view and find a comfortable space where the two of you can open up to one another. Do your best to be open minded even when the two of you don’t see eye to eye, and try to find a way to compromise.</i></p></article></body>

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Breaking Through the Wall of Communication

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You might be in a relationship with someone that you love and care about, and though things might be going well most of the time, when it comes to communicating, you might feel like there is room for the two of you to do better. You might be open to communication, but your partner might have trouble opening up and letting you know what is going on when there is an issue. So, what do you do with this? How do you handle this situation? Though the answers to these questions may be different for everyone, here are a few suggestions.

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1. Talk to your partner about it.

During the times where things are going well for the two of you, try to initiate a conversation about communication. Let him or her know why you feel like communication is important and let him or her know why talking about the disagreements that you have is important to you. If your partner gives feedback on this topic, try to listen to his or her view point so you can better understand where he or she is coming from.

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2. Practice open communication.

Do your best to talk to your partner in an open way so he or she knows how you feel about different issues. Ask him or her if he or she is willing to do the same thing, and if he or she is, try to be understanding of where he or she is coming from even if the two of you don’t see eye to eye.

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3. Communicate in a comfortable space.

If the topics that the two of you disagree on make it difficult to communicate in the heat of the moment, then allow time for the two of you to clear your heads before approaching the topic again. When the two of you do come back together, find a place to talk where both of you are comfortable and can be open with one another.

If you feel that you and your partner need to have better communication with one another, then do your best to talk to your partner about it. Try to listen when he or she tells you his or her point of view and find a comfortable space where the two of you can open up to one another. Do your best to be open minded even when the two of you don’t see eye to eye, and try to find a way to compromise.

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