The Importance of Good Communication in a Relationship

A major components of a relationship requires positive communication between couples who are involved in the bond. If communication lacks in the relationship, it could make the connection weak and could cause it to crumble. It seems that today, most married couples have replaced face to face conversations with the convenience of electronics. This has made hearing words a cloudy issue, especially with the introduction of technology. Instead of sitting down and having a conversation, couples are now relying on texting, emails or Skype to communicate.

Growing up in the 1960’s, communication was very much different than it is today. People had the choice of talking on the phone or use a method of speech that would include a personal touch and be ready to respond with feedback. Then along came Electronically Mediated Communication (EMC) “communication that is not face to face, but rather is sent via a medium”. (Beebe, Beebe and Redmond 15) This would change the way people communicate to each other, have an effect on their relationships, and remove the personal side of a conversation.

I have chosen to write about my own marriage and how our relationship is based on having a strong communication between the two of us. In order to build a strong relationship, the foundation needs to be started from the basement up. The first step requires a couple to be open and honest with each other, and not bending the sending information so that you are only giving just enough information to satisfy your part of the conversation.

Prior to my marriage with Debbie, I would take any of my personal information and make it part of a one way street of communication, especially with any relationships that I was previously involved in. I would build a com...

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...ly, we have our good days and bad days. The stress level can be high and words of anger have been known to be exchanged, but when the dust has settled, we can still sit at the dinner table as a family.

As we sit at the dinner table together as a family, I take the time and look at each of the members of my family and am very proud of what Debbie and I have done together as a team. Even when there was a lack of communication, conflict of egos, selective listening, and selective recall, together we took the time to listening to each other’s concerns and voiced our opinions. Dinner time is one of my favorite times of the day, it’s a time when I sit down with four of my best friends.

Works Cited

Beebe, Steven A., Susan J. Beebe, and Mark Redmond. Interpersonal Communication: Relating

To Others. Seventh ed. Boston: Pearson, 2014. Print