Master Your Marriage

Communicating Needs in Relationships, Part 3 (Asking Without Starting A Fight)


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This is Part 3 in a 4 Part Series on Navigating Needs In Relationships

In this episode, Robert and Sharla Snow discuss the importance of expressing needs effectively in relationships. They highlight the role of unexpressed and unspoken needs in causing resentment. The hosts emphasize the need to make clear observations without evaluation or judgment and to honestly and effectively express feelings. They outline the four elements of a compassionate request: clear observations, expressing feelings, articulating specific needs, and making a specific request without sounding like a demand. The hosts acknowledge the challenges of building trust in requests and encourage listeners to be patient and practice this new way of communicating.

Takeaways

  • Unexpressed and unspoken needs can lead to resentment in relationships.
  • Effective communication involves making clear observations without evaluation or judgment.
  • Expressing feelings honestly and effectively is crucial in expressing needs.
  • A compassionate request includes clear observations, feelings, specific needs, and a request that does not sound like a demand.

Chapters

00:00 Resentment in Relationships

03:05 Expressing Needs Effectively

04:00 Four Elements of a Compassionate Request

05:25 Making Clear Observations

10:30 Expressing Feelings

13:23 Articulating Specific Needs

15:40 Making a Specific Request

24:54 Building Trust in Requests

26:18 Final Thoughts and Call to Action

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