Listening seems like it ought to be an easy thing to do.

Why do well-meaning attempts to listen to our partners so often go off the rails and mess up communication?

Part of the problem is that we don’t have a guiding framework for listening well. We figure it’s a pretty straightforward human function, and we can just wing it. That doesn’t always work.

Let’s lay out a better framework right now so you can be successful as a couple.

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