Archive for February, 2010

A Valentines Day Dialogue

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

 Introduction:  Dialogue shouldn’t just be for managing differences and discussing difficult issues.  Intentional Dialogue works best when we use it to communicate a variety of important feelings – and what is more important than the love we feel for each other.

 

So in that spirit I offer the following dialogue.  Find a quiet time, perhaps over dinner of in front of a fire to share the following:

 

(Remember to mirror each sentence stem)

 

  1. On the day I met you the first thing I noticed was….
  2. As we got to know each other what I came to love about you was….
  3. My fondest memory of our early days/years together is….
  4. What I value most about our relationship now is….
  5. One fantasy I have of how I would like to spend a day together is…
  6. One dream I have for our future is….

 

Summarize, let your partner know what makes sense about what they have shared, and empathize (how I imagine you feel as you think about our relationship)….then switch!  Perhaps finish with a romantic kiss.

 

 

 

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