"Among the married, marital satisfaction is much more important to personal well being than other factors such as occupational success, religion, housing, and finances combined. As Glenn (1991, p. 263) states, "it appears that having a very happy marriage is almost as essential to being personally very happy." - Dr. Blaine J Fowers
How true this statement is. The quote above puts into prospective just how important gender communication is for having a content life. If what he says is true, the communication that we have at home, for better or worse, affects every aspect of our happiness from that moment forward. For some reason when our marriage is going well everything else in life seems to follow suit and when things aren't well it seems to go that way also. This statement found near the beginning of Dr. Fowers' work had me convinced to use his work right out of the gate. His work discusses our virtues as our strengths to enhance our communication within our relationships. Dr. Fowers also discusses methods to coach couples to develop their communication weaknesses so it does not damage their relationship. In his work Dr. Fowers also discusses listening as the most important skill in communication.
After much thought about this quote I realize it is true. I thought back on the days when things were not well at home and realized that those were the days that I thought were “bad” and I seemed to have a negative attitude towards everything that I dealt with that day. I guess that having arguments and disagreements with the person closest to you will weigh heavy on your mind until it can be resolved.
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