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How to bridge communication style differences in relationships

My girlfriend and I have completely different communication styles and what feels like caring to me feels like criticism to her and we keep hurting each other accidentally.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love alone cannot translate between two people who speak fundamentally different emotional languages.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Long-term partnership — sustaining love over time?”

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