The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship.
The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship.
Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women.
For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships.
Many of us dismiss talk that does not convey important information as worthless - meaningless small talk if it's a social setting or empty rhetoric if it's public. Such admonitions as Skip the small talk, Get to the point, or Why don't you say what you mean may seem to be reasonable. But they are reasonable only if information is all that counts. This attitude toward talk ignores the fact that people are emotionally involved with each other and that talking is the major way be establish, maintain, monitor and adjust our relationships.
It was just so obvious that everyone wanted to talk about the mother-daughter relationship. I think it's because women really are struggling, because it's a very important relationship in your life.
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