Often, the thing that makes a good relationship is relatively simple.
Step 1. Agree to give this exercise time to work. Three times a week, for four weeks is a good trial period.
Step 2. Set aside a regular time when both of you are relaxed, comfortable, and won’t be interrupted. The exercise should take about 30 minutes.
Step 3. Keep a clock handy. For 10 minutes, one person tells the other how their day went, how they are feeling, and anything else that might be on their mind. The other person’s job is to listen completely and attentively, without speaking.
Step 4. Switch roles, without discussion. The one who spoke, now listens, and the first listener now speaks for 10 minutes.
Step 5. Take the remaining 10 minutes to talk together in any way that is satisfying for both of you.
When a couple builds this ritual into their life together early on, it can benefit te relationship in an amazing number of ways.
Journaling Exercise
1. What effects did you notice the first time that you tried it?
2. After doing it three times?
3. After a month?
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