I need to better identify and work on goals when communicating with WAW, so here's a start.
Goals 1) To listen more and talk less. 2) To emphathize with her, understand her, and validate her when communicating by putting myself in her shoes and not my own. This is easier for me when I, in a way, detach from myself. 3) To avoid poor communication habits such as unresponsive answers like how was your day? "fine" or what she percieves as 'digs' by giving fuller, concise, open answers like, "It was a great day with a few suprises." 4) To end the commmunication/interaction first. This is a 180 to boot for me because I usually do not want phone calls to end. 5) To know ahead of time, if given the opportunity, how I will say things to her regarding R.
