By Lisa Mulcahy, Sep 18, 2024
Asking questions about each others’ feelings, dreams, desires and needs is an amazingly effective — and easy — way to truly know your partner. “It will either bring you closer or push you apart,” says Noah Kass, LCSW, a psychotherapist in Brooklyn, NY. “How you manage these conversations determines the direction. You want to ask questions that foster empathy for each other’s experiences.” This means that what you ask should require open-ended responses. “Yes or no questions can quickly shut down a conversation,” Kass says. “Instead, you want to create a relationship space where truth feels safe. Yes or no questions touch only the surface, revealing words but not the thoughts and emotions behind them. Open-ended questions, however, dig deeper and explore what may feel unfamiliar. These discoveries are what move relationships forward.”
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