Direct Communication
Expressing your needs clearly and directly rather than expecting him to read your mind or playing manipulative games.
Men are not telepathic and feel intimidated or set up to fail when expected to guess what their wives want. Direct communication gives him the clear roadmap he needs to successfully support and love you.
“You people present your cases to me and some of you may be more eloquent and persuasive in presenting their argument.”
“Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales; and do not look for the others' faults and do not spy, and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert (cut your relation with) one another, and do not hate one another.”
“Make things easy for the people, and do not make it difficult for them, and make them calm (with glad tidings) and do not repulse (them).”
“When a man loves his brother, he should tell him that he loves him.”
Expecting Mind Reading
Expecting your husband to inherently know what you need or want without clearly telling him.
The Ice Queen Routine
Giving the silent treatment and withdrawing emotionally instead of communicating when you are hurt.
Venting Outside the Marriage
Complaining about your husband or discussing intimate marital problems with friends or extended family.