How to Improve Your Relationships With Effective Communication Skills

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Conflict in a relationship is virtually inevitable. In itself, conflict isn’t a problem; how it’s handled, however, can bring people together or tear them apart.

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What Is Healthy Communication?

Healthy communication is the effective exchange of thoughts and feelings between people. It often involves people taking turns speaking

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The Importance of Healthy Communication

Healthy communication is crucial for sustaining long-term relationships. One study found that effective communication increased relationship

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The way you and your partner communicate with each other often determines how you resolve conflicts. If you use healthy methods

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Effective Communication Tips for Conflicts

Next time you’re dealing with conflict, keep these tips on effective communication skills in mind and you can create a more positive outcome. Here's how.

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Stay Focused

Sometimes it’s tempting to bring up past seemingly related conflicts when dealing with current ones. It may feel efficient or necessary to address

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Compromise

As noted above, it is tempting to get caught up in your perception of a conflict and vision of an appropriate resolution, forgetting that there is another side to the story.

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Workplace conflict

– Consult your job’s human resources department. They can intervene and help you and the other party work through the conflict in a healthy environment.

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