Hell, I can't even look into a mirror for 5 minutes and express my love for myself. The only person I can express my love for any length of time is my daughter. We sometimes have discussions, usually in the car, about what we love most about each other. We also discuss things that we admit to doing wrongly or that we believe are questionable. I think this has been one of the biggest reasons why we're so close, we both talk and we both listen.
Important to note, just about any communication course will tell you that you cannot effectively listen to someone if your thinking of a response. When someone is talking, it's vital that you do not consider answers until the person has completely finished talking. Every sales course written is also based off of this simple principal.
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