Thread by @subomiplumptre

When people say communication is everything in relationships, what they fail to emphasise is that there is no substantive communication without speaking the same language. 🧵

The parties will fail to grasp what the other really means and will be confused by seemingly outsized reactions to little things.

While interpreters can help - counsellors - they cannot sustain day-to-day dialogue.

One would imagine the solution is learning the other's language passably well. Unfortunately, like all adults know, it is easier to teach a child a new language. And language is beyond words. It captures culture, idioms, norms and expectations. It is a mindset and way of life.

Therefore, the best relationships are those where communication is seamless, peaceful and constructive. Both speak the same dialect and communicating is neither hard nor does it elicit dread and trepidation.

#Communication #Relationships