Summary: <p>Everyone knows that a successful marriage depends in large part on how well a couple communicates with each other. What should be natural, easy conversation can become discouraging or frustrating though when a wife feels that her husband isn’t really paying attention to what she has to say. If this becomes a pattern of interrelating, she may assume the worst about him and the relationship. </p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode of the WifeSavers Podcast, “He Doesn’t Listen”, multi-award winning marriage author and educator, Ramona Zabriskie and her husband, Dale, answer a wife who is frustrated with her husband’s lack of engagement when she’s trying to talk with him. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>THROW ME A WIFESAVER:</strong> <strong>“</strong>I would say one of the biggest struggles we have is communication. Sometimes I feel like it’s difficult for us to talk about the simplest things. It gets very tiresome to me because I don’t even feel like I can make a suggestion or offer my opinion because, he doesn’t really listen. Or he starts to listen and then after a while he’ll check out or tune out. I’m definitely looking for better communication skills.”</p> <p><br></p> <p>Listen and learn the potential real reasons behind a husband’s distant demeanor, and how to improve your communication style so that he’s more likely to listen up!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Key Points in this podcast:</strong></p> <p>- The difference between casual and active listening</p> <p>- Her POV: Five possible reasons you may think he’s not listening</p> <p>- His POV: Eight explanations that are closer to the truth of it</p> <p>- How your expectations and his attempts to listen get out of alignment</p> <p>- Six strategies for optimizing his willingness to listen and engage</p> <p>- How his listening skills can improve and mature as yours do</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Related episodes:</strong></p> <p>- Episode 18: <a href="https://wifesavers.org/wsp-ep-18-to-transform-your-marriage-in-2019-focus-on-this/"><u>To Transform Your Marriage in 2019: Focus on This</u></a></p> <p>- Episode 16:<a href="https://wifesavers.org/wsp-ep-16-seeing-eye-to-eye-what-to-do-when-you-dont/"> <u>Seeing Eye to Eye: What To Do When You Don’t</u></a></p> <p>- Episode 11: <a href="https://wifesavers.org/wsp-ep-11-negative-to-positive-turning-the-conversation-around/"><u>Turning Negative Communication With Your Husband to the Positive</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p>"Great ideas you can easily implement. It’s a fun listen too! ✭✭✭✭✭” Apple Podcasts listener</p>
