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How To Get Your Partner To Open Up

By Laurel Fay. Posted on Aug 23rd 2011.

It's definitely possible, but it might not be easy. Are you up for the challenge?

Sometimes it seems as if communicating effectively with one’s partner is an impossible task – overshadowed only by their ability (or lack thereof) to communicate with us.

What gets in the way? Why is it so hard to talk to the one you love and be really, deeply understood? That’s what we all want. In fact, I think almost every – if not every – issue that plagues a couple can be boiled down to one simple concept, one fundamental question:

Do you love me?

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Laurel A. Fay, M.S., LCMFT

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Specialties: Communication Problems, Couples/Marital Issues

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