Marriage Course - August 30, 2012

Day 13 - Hindrances to Listening - Bad Habits

1. Reassuring
2. Giving advice
3. Intellectualizing
4. Going off on a tangent
5. Interrupting

• these habits can prevent the speaker from saying what they're feeling and they may eventually shut down
• we need to listen first, before coming in with our contribution

Question:Take a few moments to identify your particular bad habit and then discuss this with your husband or wife.

From Series: "Marriage"

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  • take the initiative to resolve anger and heal hurt
  • recognize the ways in which you have caused pain to your partner and hurt your marriage (see Matthew 5: 23-24 in the Bible)
  • be prepared to tell your partner when you have been hurt (see Matthew 18: 15 in the Bible)

Complete the exercise below: