Congratulations!

You have completed Module 5: Managing Difficult Conversations.

In this module you have learned some key skills to manage difficult conversations with each other.

The ability to have difficult conversations is vital for any couple to overcome the inevitable challenges that all couples face.

Avoiding difficult conversations does nothing to help you and your partner connect with each other on a deeper level.

Let’s summarize your main learning from this module.

In Lesson 5.1: 7 Principles For Having Difficult Conversations you learned:

7 principles for having difficult conversations with each other, and
how to apply these principles to create a happy, more loving and passionate relationship.

In Lesson 5.2: The Four Communication Styles you learned:

what the four main communication styles are
what passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive and assertive communication are
the downfalls of passive, aggressive and passive-aggressive communication, and
how to respond to situations assertively.

In Lesson 5.3: Assertive Communication you learned:

what is assertive communication?
how to talk to your partner about any issue in your relationship assertively
common blocks to assertive communication, and
what the DESC model is.

In Lesson 5.4: 7 Principles for Successful Negotiation In Relationships you learned:

what is Negotiation?
7 principles for negotiating well in relationships, and
how to apply these principles to your relationship

In Lesson 5.5: The Shared Decision Making Model you learned:

what the Shared Decision Making Model is
the 6 steps of the Shared Decision Making Model, and
how to apply the Shared Decision Making model to your relationship

In Module 5: Date Night you and your partner gained a deeper understanding of how to have difficult conversations with each other.

Congratulations again for completing this module. You are learning a lot about how to have a happier, more loving and passionate relationship!

Before you move onto Module 6 however, discuss the following 4 questions with your partner:

Question 1: What parts of Module 5: Building Emotional Connection have been most impactful to you? (and why?)

Question 2: Are you and your partner taking daily action to improve your relationship? If so, what are you doing? Is there anything else you could do that would further improve your relationship? If you are not taking daily action to improve your relationship, what is stopping you from doing so?

Question 3: Is your relationship improving since you began this course? If so, what is leading to this improvement? If not, what do you think is stopping you and your partner from making improvements?

Question 4: Discuss your hopes, dreams and goals for your relationship with your partner. Have your relationship hopes, dreams and goals changed at all since you began this course?

OK, once you have answered these questions it is time to move on to Module 6: Creating A More Passionate Relationship!

Module 5: Summary

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