o You Listen When Your Spouse Is Talking?

From Gary Chapman (slight edits from Jim Stephens)

There is an ancient Hebrew proverb that says, "He who answers before listening - that is his folly and his shame."  

So many times we are re-loading our guns while our spouse is talking. We can't wait until they finish so we can make our points.  

Are you trying to win an argument or build a marriage?  

You will never have a healthy marriage until you learn to listen.

Before you share your perspective, you need to really listen to your spouse and then be able to let them know you have listened well enough to correctly understand what they are saying. Do this to the point where they confirm that you are correct in what you understood and you have truly communicated. Then they'll be willing to listen to you too.  

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Article is based on the book, The Marriage You've Always Wanted by Dr. Gary Chapman. Published by Moody Publishers.