How do I communicate my feelings to my partner?
Do you have issues sharing your feelings to someone you love?
Keep reading as a guide you through on how to communicate your feelings to your partner.
Look, when you’re in a relationship with someone who has truly captured your heart, you might be bursting at the seams with wanting to tell them how you feel.
If you have a crush on someone, it may be a little bit more complicated than that.
Communicating your feelings for someone can be tricky at first, but there are many other ways of expressing yourself other than blurting out, “I love you.”
How do I communicate my feelings to my partner?
- Say “i love you”.
- Tell them how important they are.
- Allow yourself to be vulnerable.
- Ask for advice from your partner.
- Vent your feelings to each other.
- Tell each other your secrets.
- Always be honest.
- Encourage your partner.
- Write a letter.
- Listen.
- Carry out acts of service.
- Be considerate.
- Set aside time for quality interaction.
Relationships and communication
Talk to each other. No matter how well you know and love each other, you cannot read your partner’s mind. We need to communicate clearly to avoid misunderstandings that may cause hurt, anger, resentment or confusion.
It takes 2 people to have a relationship and each person has different communication needs and styles. Couples need to find a way of communicating that suits their relationship. Healthy communication styles require practice and hard work. Communication will never be perfect all the time.
Be clear when communicating with your partner, so that your message can be received and understood. Double check your understanding of what your partner is saying.
When you talk to your partner, try to:
- set aside time to talk without interruption from other people or distractions like phones, computers or television
- think about what you want to say
- be clear about what you want to communicate
- make your message clear, so that your partner hears it accurately and understands what you mean
- talk about what is happening and how it affects you
- talk about what you want, need and feel – use ‘I’ statements such as ‘I need’, ‘I want’ and ‘I feel’
- accept responsibility for your own feelings
- listen to your partner. Put aside your own thoughts for the time being and try to understand their intentions, feelings, needs and wants (this is called empathy)
- share positive feelings with your partner, such as what you appreciate and admire about them, and how important they are to you
- be aware of your tone of voice
- negotiate and remember that you don’t have to be right all the time. If the issue you are having is not that important, try to let the issue go, or agree to disagree.
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