Building a healthy relationship with your spouse to remain together and a relationship stronger is possible with a clear, honest and open communication. Money matters, financial goals etc. are often the topics of concern and should be delicately handled.

1. How to Improve
Communication

2. How to Improve Communication
Relationship is built up on mutual trust
between the partners. This is universally
true for any type of relationship like a
mother and a son, business partners,
teacher and student and husband and
wife. Building a healthy relationship with
your spouse should be the most key
priority for any one. What aids in
building this relationship?
Build a strong bond with transparent
communication
A clear and transparent communication
between the partners is definitely one of
the top most elements to build a strong
relationship and help them remain …
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3. How to Improve Communication
together for a very long time.
Communication means opening up with
each other, sharing the future vision for
their family, financial goals to achieve,
plan for children and their education,
planning for the older years to come etc.
This communication should be open
and honest between the partners else
shall result in major fights and can lead
to drastic conclusions. Some of the
golden rules of establishing healthy
communication are –
•Allocate enough time: Ensure that the
right time for a discussion is picked up
rather than bothering your partner in
middle of her work or watching a movie
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4. How to Improve Communication
etc. Please check that your partner is in
a correct and receptive mood for the
upcoming discussion. Also, plan for
enough time for the discussion rather
than allocating fixed time. Sometimes,
the open and transparent discussions
may need a long time to open up.
•Talk directly: The best way for a honest
communication is a direct interaction
rather than any other mode like a phone
call, email etc. This shall ensure that
your spouse is receiving the same
communication as intended.
•Be honest: “Honesty is the best policy”
is timeless principle in any matters.This
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5. How to Improve Communication
shall ensure help for a relationship
stronger than before. In money matters,
this principle is very important.
• Don’t be aggressive: Treat your
partner as your equal and communicate
in the same tone. Aggressive language
can only deter your relationship on a
longer term.
When to stop when angry
One of the very tricky situations is to
handle the communication during
moments of anger. It is very common to
get angry on one another during a
relationship. …
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6. How to Improve Communication
But the wiser ones chose to handle the
situation delicately and ensure the
relationship comes out stronger during
such situations.
It is important to calm down, take deep
breaths and think before your talk
anything to your partner. Play a game,
watch TV or take a nature walk to think
through the current feelings and then
plan to talk to your partner.
Listening – An important element of
communication
The second most important element
during times of anger is to listen to your
partner. Be it highly sensitive matters of
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7. How to Improve Communication
managing money, bills or debts – it is
important to consider the viewpoint of
the partner. Then, take time to analyse
the right step to take which shall ensure
the well-being of the couple rather than
personal interests. Whilst it is an
increasing trend to resort to external
counselling in such cases of conflict,
which is considered beneficial for many
people, ensure it is done with a qualified
and experienced counsellor. Any
decision taken shall not only adversely
affect the partner; it shall an impact on
self too.
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