I noticed that when I began to get upset about her accusations of me supposedly putting my "friends and work over her," I began to use "you" language. For example I remember saying, "You need to understand that I have a life outside of our relationship." After realizing that I just violated my communication goal, I quickly corrected myself by rephrasing my statement in the "I" format...
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I then said the following, "I would appreciate it if you would understand that I have a life outside of our relationship." Even though she did not recognize my rephrasing of my language, I realized that the "I" language sounded more respectable and less like an accusation. The second portion of my communication goal strategy involved observing how I feel when others use "you" language towards me...
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