“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”*
Allot of people do not talk to each other because they are afraid of some sort of conflict or risk; however, oftentimes, the risk is greater when there is no verbal communication. If you are afraid of speaking to someone because you want to avoid an argument then you are actually putting your relationship at greater risk.
Do not think that if you do not share your thoughts and feelings with the other person, then no communication has occurred and you are safe. A much stronger form of communication - in the form of ASSUMPTIONS - results and this is much more poisonous than the potential arguing and discussing of your position.
The best way to kill a relationship is to not have one at all.
*George Bernard Shaw quotes (Irish literary Critic, Playwright and Essayist. 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1856-1950)
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That is very profound.
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