Madlibs in Love!

Our family LOVES Madlibs. Well, I guess it’s my kids that love them so much, but I like watching how much fun they truly have with filling them out and reading them aloud. Plus I find it helpful to constantly remind myself of what an adverb actually is, but I digress.

Funny enough, my kids have an old Madlibs book we completed on a family road trip a few years ago and they still like to read the filled-in paragraphs to each other.  Laughing their whole way through it. 

But filling in the blanks with wacky information… without really knowing the context should only be done when playing Madlibs… never in real-life relationships.

Because filling in the blanks in real-life relationships is a downright disaster.

Filling in the blanks means you’re deep in assumptions and playing with very little to no factual information.

You’re assuming without knowing the context.

You’re inserting details that likely don’t fit.

You’re jumping to conclusions with little data.

Like I said, filling in the blank is a disaster in real-life relationships.

As you’re diving into the new year together (and hopefully working on your relationship resolutions), why not…

Stop filling in the blanks in communication.

Think about all the amazingness that could happen for the two of you if you stopped assuming and started asking instead.

Take the time to slow down and notice how often you fill in the blanks or take meaning away from an interaction without knowing the context of where each other is coming from.

As you resolve to do things more ‘new and improved’ this year, take the time in your conversations to stop filling in the blanks and get more facts.

Your relationship will truly benefit from it.

Until next week,

-A

P.S. If you’re stuck in a cycle of filling in bad or assumed information OR unproductive communication patterns have you assuming a lot of negative intent… check out the Communication Masterclass. It can absolutely help you improve your communication.