10 commandments of marital communication

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1st Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Use I-statements rather than YOU-statements

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I-statement

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2nd Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Express FEELINGS rather than thoughts

2nd Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Feelings

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3rd Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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LISTEN attentively without interrupting

3rd Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Listen

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4th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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CHECK-OUT what you see and hear

4th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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5th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Avoid MIND-READING

5th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Mind-reading

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6th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Make your NEEDS known

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Needs Known

I

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7th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Learn your mate’s LANGUAGE of LOVE

7th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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8th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Avoid the words: ALWAYS and

NEVER

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NeverAlways

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Avoid NAME CALLING

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Name Calling

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1oth Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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Deal with painful situations

as they arise.

10th Commandment MARITAL COMMUNICATION

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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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Fr. Larry Tan, Fr. Larry Tan, SDBSDB

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