The Seven Deadly Sins of Dating

August 17th, 2011 - By Toya Sharee

6.  Failure to communicate or listen

Have you ever questioned how great of a listener you are?  Do you appropriately communicate your needs and concerns in a relationship?  Relationships can deteriorate fast without effective communication.  Too many times partners assume that they don’t have to say exactly how they feel because their mate should “just know.” I’m sure you’ve  witnessed at least one couple in your life who doesn’t know how to have a mature conversation.  Everything is either aggression and yelling or passive-aggression.  Some couples even manage to stay in relationships in which they don’t communicate at all. Miss Lauryn Hill said it best, “Miscommunication leads to complication.” Want to destroy your relationship single-handedly? Fail to take their opinions and thoughts into consideration and watch that thing start to sink quicker than the Titanic.

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_F5LUCS3JB3VC7UEGL5CMJIZ2SQ Anne Louise

    wow – the lack of support thing, never saw it put into words. Thats why I ended a 13 yr live in relationship last year. Basically, I felt alone and lonely with him laying right next to me. I have a new man, he lives 1200 miles away, we see each other for 7-10 days each month. He calls every day, and emails me everyday. Even though this is a long distant relationship, I feel like he has my back. I feel like I matter. 

  • JOJO TAYLOR

    imma give brothas some good advice!!! DATE WHITE WOMEN AND YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT!

  • http://halebobb.com/vote.htm Doc

    To sum up: Treat people the way you want to be treated. If you treat people badly, they will respond in kind.
    If you want a good relationship, be a good friend.
    Does this really take a whole article?