Reactivity in Marriage: Learning how your partner communicates is crucial to a good relationship. Sometimes, before you react, it's good to take a pause and ask yourself, "Is it going to get me what I want in my relationship?" In my experience, if you can do this, you might communicate a little bit differently. In today's episode of the podcast, we're talking about the male and female perspectives of being vulnerable, open, learning to listen rather than solve the problem, and creating space where men and women feel safe to be vulnerable and share truth.