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Communication September 3 2003 at 5:20 AM		Dove

Ever Feel Like Trying to Communicate Effectively Sometimes just makes you want to Scream??? Why doesn’t he/she ever seem to hear what it is that I’m really trying to say? I swear that good communication just gets harder and harder. Anyone else ever get frustrated over “lack” of straight forward communication? Why can’t we just say what we really mean? Why does communication ( especially when it comes to affairs of the heart ) seem to become such a dance of diplomacy and subtleties? How can we truly be sure what we say to each other is actually being heard in the way we intended it to?

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Charise

Re: Communication

September 5 2003, 10:27 AM

Sad fact for me is I've tried to say what I really mean and feel just to have it thrown back in my face.. or to be laughed at and told I was being dramatic or silly.

Enough of that sort of reaction can get anyone to clam up and not communicate anymore.

Who knows maybe the person/ people I've been silly or dramatic with when I attempted my communicating with them was right... truth hurts in the end I guess so to avoid hurt you keep a lot of that honest communication to yourself.

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Dove

Been There ... Own The T-Shirt!!

September 5 2003, 5:34 PM

Ohhhhhh Char
((((((((((((((((You)))))))))))))
~ reaching for tissues ~

I know exactly what you’re saying here!!!
Gawwwwwd that hurts doesn’t it???
Have I ever done that to you Sweetpea????
I’m honestly Sooooooo sorry if I have!!!

It’s happened to me for sure ...
Like when you lay all your feelings out in the open???
Or verbally extend your heart in the palm of your hand?
Share your inner most feelings with someone you think you can trust ...
Only to be ignored ...
Or as you said ... Told you’re being Melodramatic.

And it does cause you to go silent.
The feelings are still inside you.
But you simply learn to keep them to yourself.

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Charise

Re: Been There ... Own The T-Shirt!!

September 6 2003, 9:43 AM

awwww Dovie! Nope, you've never done that to me LOL

You've put me in my place a time or two and made me realize that I was way off on things..but you've always listened and taken me serious when I needed serious listening and understanding from you. ~smiles~

It seams it's usually the guys... (no offense men!) but honestly...I don't think they enjoy the serious side of us women too much. They'd rather all our feelings be chucked out the window and just be happy go lucky joking bafoons. Unfortunately, I can only play that role so much.

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Dove

Empty Heads

September 7 2003, 6:43 AM

Awwwwww Sweetpea ....
fank kwew muchly!!!
(((((((((((You))))))))

Hmmmm ..... men and communication ....
That indeed is a hard one!!!

Your words Char .. >>> They'd rather all our feelings be chucked out the window and just be happy go lucky joking bafoons. <<<

Is that true gentlemen???
Would you really prefer that we women simply play the act of silly, empty headed toys?
~ sighs ~

Maybe it’s true after all ....
That men really are from Mars!!!!
While women are from the lovely planet Venus!!!

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charise

Re: Empty Heads

September 7 2003, 12:08 PM

Before be start a battle of the sexes here... I think there are a select few men who actually do value a woman's feelings, and they do take them serious when they truly mean to be serious.. and some may even encourage those feelings and communication to come out...

I dunno... maybe I just have run into all the wrong men in my time.

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Charise

Re: Re: Empty Heads

September 14 2003, 6:28 AM

Well Dovie dear... having looked over this thread I have been forced to conclude that you and I could possibly be the only good communicators!!

Does anyone communicate here??.. can we have a show of posts please??? LOL

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Dove

Seems You're Right

September 14 2003, 3:56 PM

Well .....

~ sighs ~

Ya know when I first read your response Char ...
I laughed.
But thinking on it again ...
Ya know ...
Here's me thinking that not only are we possibly the only ones who can communicate ...
We may well be the only ones here....
Period!!

~ shaking head sadly ~

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