DISQUS

nikki · 7 months ago

this right on. I think if alot of people would stop and read this and try to fit these into there realtionships they would be alot happy and have a better realtionship with their partner.

dailyharold · 7 months ago

I couldn't agree more! It does take work to make your relationship work but it's not THAT hard really.

Eve · 7 months ago

those are great tips, I need to practice these more in my marriage and email my hubby a copy of this! :-)

dailyharold · 7 months ago

LOL! He may not like me too much after the Listen step :)

Dad · 7 months ago

Like Melinda and I told you many times, "One can't listen with their mouth open". It is WONDERFUL to know you finally mastered that technique.

dailyharold · 7 months ago

Just took me a few bad apples to find the good one :)

Joshua · 7 months ago

Women for the most part are timid creatures.

This is a sexist statement, equivalent to saying, "black people for the most part are lazy." I find that the best way to have a healthy relationship is to interact with a person and not a stereotype. I think I may have stumbled upon one reason you've had so many bad relationships.

dailyharold · 7 months ago

Josh,
I don't take it as sexist at all. Matter of fact when writing this I talked to a few different women and that's where that part came from. Comparing me saying "women for the most part are timid creatures" to a flat out racist comment like "black people for the most part are lazy" is apples to oranges. I'm basing what I wrote off of talking to various women before I wrote this. That was actually a direct comment from more than one woman. So your theory of why I've had so many bad relationships hold no water whatsoever. The reason I've had so many bad relationships is mostly because I've dated drama filled women who don't know what they want or some that didn't know how to grow up and get away from mommy and daddy. Sure I've been the constant in every failed relationship, but that does NOT make me necessarily the cause of each failure everytime. Sure I'm no angel by any means, but trust me I'm the last person that stereotypes people because I've been stereotyped my whole life. I've gotten the "oh he's fat so he's lazy" or the "oh he's overweight so he must eat a lot" when in actuality niether of those statements are true about me.