The Lost Art of Conversation
Great article in today's newspaper about reviving our conversation skills.
Two favorite parts: the part about FDR saying shocking things to see whether people were paying attention and this--
If you want good conversation, Shepherd said, "Find a place where you are not interrupted, where you can give it some time, where people are not performing for other people, where there's this sense of safety. I do think having food and sitting down is a good idea."
A great place for two people to hold a conversation is during a car trip.
"A conversation or a connection is not just about you and the other person. It's about this third thing between you _ a relationship. When you take your eyes off each other for a while, you can put your eyes on the relationship."
Let's work on that today. Who's up for going out to eat or a road trip?
posted by lorinda at 9/14/2006 11:10:00 AM
5 Comments:
Oooh oooh, pick me, pick me!! Dh and I love going out to eat without the kids, or for long car rides with the kids (especially when they fall asleep) ... we have some of our best conversations there. :)
I so agree! The hubster and I do lots of great talking in the car and that probably explains why we head out exploring on the weekends so much.
road trip! oh yeah!
I am used to people not actually listening to what I say, when people ask how I am I say "Rotten" just to see how often they go..good good...and walk off.
You're so right....road trips encourage conversation. I've had some very enlightening moments in the car with my adult boys. And hubby and I had good conversations on our vacation this summer as well.
You know.....hubby and I always talked better in the car. And even with the end of our marriage possibly in sight shortly down the road, our conversation is getting a lot better. Interesting. Thanks for posting that!
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