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Scenario

How couples can bridge direct and indirect communication expectations

My husband's Japanese family does this thing where they hint at problems instead of saying them directly, and I never know if I'm supposed to pick up on something or if I'm overthinking, and when I ask him to translate he gets frustrated and says I should just 'read the situation' better.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

One partner is caught between two cultural communication styles without a clear framework for navigation.

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Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with East Asian time and face-saving?”

Peri

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