Communication Is Key by Benedictine University blogger Karly Sacco

Coming from someone that is in a committed relationship, I understand and relate completely with the fact that communication is essential. We as human beings need to communicate with our partners in order to maintain a long-lasting, healthy connection. 

The list is endless as to why communication is key when it comes to loving your significant other, but let’s just name a few of the really important reasons.

-Respect-

I know you’re thinking it, Aretha Franklin was right when she sang about it. Respect is the number one element within a relationship. I am not just talking about respecting your partner, but most importantly I am referring to self-respect. There is no way you can respect other people if you cannot truly believe in yourself and know your limits. When you and your partner are being sexual, make sure that you remember to respect yourself before you do something you don’t want to do. If you show your partner that you care about your body and you respect yourself to a certain extent then the respect will become mutual and you will define a certain level of understating each other’s needs and desires. Communication doesn’t always have to be spoken; you can show your partner ways to respect you through your actions and emotions.

-No More Misunderstandings-

How many times have you gotten into an argument with someone because they thought you meant something completely different than what you would trying to communicate to them? If you and your partner have a clear understanding and are open with one another about everything in your lives, than there will be no more misunderstandings.Truly let them know how you are feeling, and the odds are there won’t be a misunderstanding and the problem can be resolved rationally.

-Fighting Is Kept to a Minimum- 

The last but most defiantly not the least important point I am going to touch on is that communication between couples can keep their fighting to a minimal. Obviously every couple fights because of their own personal reasons that make each other mad, but communicating can help reduce the amount of fighting that happens on a daily basis. Tension builds in a household when a couple are mad at each other, but they don’t talk about it. They just let the issue linger on until they both can’t hold it in anymore and blow up over something so stupid that could have been fixed a week ago with a little bit of communication.