A Successful Relationship: Communication

 First, I apologize for not posting for so long, secondly, I'm going to be doing a bunch of posts on "A Successful Relationship." I am not an expert or anything like that and this isn't a blog about relationships, however, I was compelled, so here we are. Today's topic is communication and I just hope everyone who reads this learns something, enjoy!

Communication is very vital to every relationship, it opens doors to everything. You need to be in touch with each others' needs and understand each others' expectations, don't ever make assumptions.
Constantly communicating is one of the most important secrets to a successful relationship. Couples need to open up to each other and be completely comfortable with each other. Talking about everything is a way to make a relationship smooth, it removes all potential awkwardness. Talk about your hopes and dreams, your fears, your likes and dislikes, it helps you both to understand each other and and get closer. Also this can lead to personal enlightenment. Take turns to talk and listen about everything. Communicating like this can help you understand each others' personalities better and even discover parts of each other that you never knew existed.
It is also very important to communicate your needs to each other, don't wait and expect your partner to attempt to guess because nobody is a mind reader. Speak your mind at all times but do it in a non-offending way. Let your partner know how you feel per time, let them know what you need and what you want.
Listening is by far harder than speaking, but it is absolutely necessary, we need to learn to listen to our partners and respond according to what has been communicated to us. Listening means you are willing to accept the feelings and thoughts of your partner, this will make your partner feel emotionally safer with you. Please note that the true art in listening is not in hearing the words but catching the emotions behind them, practice this and as you get better at it, you'll find your partner is more and more willing to express themselves with you
In my opinion, in an argument or discussion about an issue, men should try to listen more, because it's not about solving said issue on the spot, but talking through it and solving it together in the best way possible. 
Hope this was useful to someone...
                                                                                                                                                T.I.L