Communication Relationship Advice
We communicate on many levels but there are two primary methods of sharing information with others. They are verbal communication and non-verbal communication. About 7-10 % of our total communication in any given day is verbal. This may change slightly depending on your career, age and what is going on in your life but for the sake of this relationship advice let’s say it is correct.
Estimates have been given as results of research into non-verbal behavior, that 40-50% of all of our communication messages that are sent, are sent via, non-verbal routes. Verbal communication comes from a person’s conscious mind while non-verbal messages come from their unconscious mind. If there is an inconsistency in either of these two messages, in other words if you are getting clear non-verbal acceptance but verbal resistance, go with the non-verbal signals.
Let’s assume a spouse or significant other asks their partner what is wrong and they say “nothing”.
The words are clear enough. Nothing means nothing, right? Well, maybe so and then again maybe not. It depends on the emotional content behind the words that will determine it’s accuracy. It is difficult to describe the emotional impact of non-verbal messages with the written word, but I will try, to give you another example.
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