A Joyful Marriage is One Where There is Effective Communication

Giving of yourself is one of the most effective ways to bond with another person. Companionship is strengthened and love is increased. One simple way to give service to each other is to take time to listen. Take time to let each other share the doings of the day. Take time to let your spouse share with you their hopes, dreams, and fears.

Listen to them. Express your love for them. Take time to reciprocate and share with your spouse how your day went and what is on your mind. Be willing to share your thoughts and feelings.

What is the payoff for talking and participating in a loving exchange of dialog? Nothing builds a person’s sense of self more than to have someone listen to them and acknowledge that they are important. It brings people together. It increases love. It increases trust. It binds people together and helps them to become one in heart, mind, and purpose.

The quickest way to make someone feel unimportant is to not take time to listen to them. Nothing says you don’t matter faster than not earnestly listening and conversing with them.

In today’s world, taking time to converse with each other has become more and more challenging. People talk less today than they did before. There is work, taking kids here and there, TV, the Internet, and the list goes on. A hundred years ago none of this existed. People were much closer then. People knew their neighbors better then. People were much more concerned about each other because they interacted more.

Today, we have all kinds of ways to communicate, but they do not always allow us to really TALK. The popular thing with many young people today is to text message. It is a great form of communication for asking questions, finding out what people are doing, etc. The down side is it does not allow people to be face-to-face. You deny yourself the ability to hear the tone of the other person’s voice. You cannot see their body language. Most communication is communicated via tone of voice and body language. Hence you deny yourself the majority of real communication when you only text and email. You also limit your ability to be able to effectively interact with others.

Effective communication requires speaking in person. Take time today for you and your spouse to talk away from distractions and away from the kids. It may only be 10 or 15 minutes to start but the results are well worth it.

As you continue communicating the two of you will grow closer together and will have increased joy in your marriage!

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