Don't avoid the hard conversations

Let’s be honest, tough conversations are tough. There are no two ways around it. And yet the avoidance of a tough conversation leads to more angst and hurt… usually, more than having the actual conversation right away would have created.

I see lots of couples waiting until the “timing is right” or the tough conversation feels “less tough” before they dive into really necessary emotional dialogue. Don’t fall into this trap! Because the truth is, it will never feel like the right time to have a hard conversation.

Each relationship has a different definition of hard conversations. Whether it’s talking about finances, sex, trust, or all of the above, each relationship struggles in different ways about different topics when it comes to hard conversations.

And there is no shame or judgment in what you and your partner define as a hard conversation. What is more important is diving into them on a regular enough basis, without avoiding, in order to work your way through them and realize it yields some success.

And that is my encouragement to you this week…

Don’t put off a conversation for tomorrow… especially when it needs to take place today.