different cultures and languages

If there were a top 3 of relationship issues, communication would certainly be up there.

We all come from different backgrounds, different sub-cultures if you like and we have all learnt how to communicate through looking at our parents/ caregivers/ environment. Which can lead to quite interesting situations once we pick out a partner who speaks the same native language we do.

However, having to speak with your partner in a second language can at times be even more challenging.

My tip: take it slow. Stop for a minute. Especially when you can feel yourself getting wound up or emotional, when the stakes are high or when you both feel unable to reach the other. Breathe out…that’s it.. ;) Focus on being mild to yourself and to your partner. And remind eachother that language can be a nuisance but it doesn’t have to be.

Go slow, be mild. Try again.

Could you use some help with this? Drop me a line or give me a call and we will get the two of you talking again, so you can actually hear and understand eachother.