Intercultural relationships often bring together two people from different countries speaking different languages, and like any other relationship they also require effective communication to sustain and develop further. But as a marriage counselor, I often find significant communication problems existing among couples in intercultural relationships as the inability to communicate in their partner’s language leads to misunderstandings, causing a rift between couples. I also find that communication between couples in intercultural relationships often lacks depth and one or the other partner feels that they cannot fully express themselves. In intercultural relationships, both partners are required to give up some of their own culture and adjust to another culture’s beliefs, habits, and parenting styles. But overcoming and understanding each other’s cultural differences can be difficult for such a couple. If you’re in an intercultural relationship, then you need to put in a lot of extra effort to see it blossom.

It’s always nice to see a couple having a successful long-term relationship or marriage, which can make some people wonder what they could be doing differently to keep their union so strong. Well, for one, these couples understand that good communication is vital to a strong relationship and make it their top priority. In my role as a relationship counselor, I often come across such couples who share their communication secrets with me and which you too can apply to your own relationship.

Communication holds the key to a good relationship, especially between couples. But you don’t really need some kind of a communication strategy to build a great relationship with your spouse. As a marriage therapist, I’ve seen so many couples often tend to forget the basic communication principles, which can keep away unwanted trouble in a relationship. All you need to do is follow these simple communication tips to share your thoughts with and convey your message effectively to your partner for a great relationship.

During my years as a relationship expert, I’ve noticed that the main area most couples struggle with is the dreaded (and very misunderstood) realm of communication. Communication skills? What are those? Some will argue that as long as they speak to each other, it has to be better than not speaking at all. Unfortunately, this is absolutely not the case. Most couples make devastating mistakes in their attempts to communicate and are often times not even aware of it. So, let’s take a quick look at the five most common communication mistakes that the majority of couples are guilty of.

Trust between couples is paramount… and is built over time.

As a relationship blossoms, couples start by sharing little tidbits of information with each other. As time goes on, trust grows, and they feel comfortable sharing more, and more, and more. Throughout the process, confidence and faith develops along with feelings of integrity, honesty, and loyalty. And thus, a healthy relationship is built!
As everyone knows, trust is essential for the development of a healthy relationship. A breakdown of trust can damage feelings of respect, friendship, security, and safety. Once trust has been established and then lost, it can be very difficult to rebuild – which is completely normal.

Diving into relationship counseling can be one of the best (and most rewarding) investments you’ll ever make in your relationship.
I am so excited for you to join me on this journey to explore your options a bit further and discover the value that so many couples unfortunately miss. What is relationship counseling about? What key concepts can you expect to be covered? Well, today I want to touch on three key components that my relationship counseling really focuses on - trust, communication, and connection. Later in this series, I’ll dive a bit deeper into the details of each component and how they are essential to a healthy relationship. But for now, let’s just take a quick look at each aspect and how essential relationship counseling is for the future success of your relationship.