Does your partner prefer to check email than talk to you? Here are some tips I have seen at Online Dating Guide/Expert to get you both chatting. Dream Big Together It??s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day minutiae of life and forget to talk about big things like your innermost dreams. (Remember those?) But it??s super bonding to talk and think about the future you??re building together. Dreams are really plans. Sharing them is away of saying. I??m happy with us and want you right there with me every step of the way. Really Listen It??s only normal to zone out after ??How was your day??? But focus and you will catch a tidbit that opens into a convo. One easy trick that will help you stay totally tuned in at that critical moment: Repeat your partner??s answer as question. ?? Your meeting got postponed again??? Saying these words aloud forces you to register their meaning, and lobbing a question back at your partner practically guarantees they??ll elaborate. Chat In the Car Ever notice how your most surprising conversation happen on the interstate? It??s no accident guys are most likely to free associate when they??re partly occupied (even if it??s just killing time until they get into the range of a good radio station). There??s reason: Men are more likely to open up when they don??t have to make eye contact because looking straight ahead makes him feel more comfortable. But save the soul chat for the open highway no one wants to speculate about the afterworld when they??re bumper-to-bumper in holiday jam. Play ??When If??? Want to get to know your partner on a whole new level? Run a personality-revealing question by them. Some favorites: ??If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you choose??? or ?? if you had to eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be??? Who knows, you may even pick up an insider gift up. Bring Up Five Happy Things for Every Problem Sure, it??s important to get problems out in the open but the happiest couples dwell much more on what??s right in their little world than what??s wrong. The strongest couples actually make five times as many positive statements to and about each other and relationship as negative ones. No need to keep a tally; just remember to keep the complaints to a minimum on a daily basis. And make a habit of hitting happy notes instead: Praise your girl??s culinary skills, admire his abs, let each other know you??re madly in love with your home, leaky roof and all. Indule His Inner Superman Every man secretly longs to play superhero and save the day. That??s why one of the best ways to get him talking is to ask for his help in solving a problem. Try: ??Can you help me figure out what to do about X??? Even if you??re not looking for a solution, make him feel important, and he??ll be pumped to problem-solve. |