As promised last week, we conclude on reasons for the \u2018cold\u2019 conditions experienced in some homes. Thank you for your questions and contributions so far. Some of us could identify with the last four causes, and some will identify with the next 4. It is commonly said that identifying a problem brings us closer to its solution.<\/p>\n
5. NAGGING:<\/strong> Let me begin by busting a myth; nagging is not a woman thing, some men nag. People who nag can wear their partners out by getting under their skin. When a spouse is fond of harping on the weaknesses or failings of a partner, it can breed a speechless spouse. When s\/he is always ready to repeat past issues or goes on and on about a matter where especially their spouse is wrong, silence will soon be a constant companion in that marriage.<\/p>\n 6. LINE ENGAGED:<\/strong> In several rising scenarios, marriages become speechless because someone of the opposite sex is \u2018engaging the line\u2019 of one spouse. The other spouse is left with \u2018engaged signals\u2019 or \u2018barred calls\u2019 when trying to reach them. The mind of the \u2018engaged\u2019 partner quickly and easily drifts from their spouse or the subject of discussion. The \u2018ignored\u2019 spouse eventually stops \u2018dialing\u2019, and the seeds of speechlessness begin to sprout.<\/p>\n 7. 21ST CENTURY TOYS:<\/strong> Technology has made communication and keeping in touch easier. It is supposed to be a good thing, but what happens is that though it has made physical distance surmountable, it has created social distance. Communication between people in the same space can become extinct. So much time is spent on Social Media, watching TV, chatting on our phones, and browsing the internet. A case of catching up with secondary issues while the primary relationships suffer. A good thing has become poison in disguise because you indirectly tell your spouse that whatever you are doing is more important than whatever they say or how they feel.<\/p>\n 8. POOR \u00a0COMMUNICATION SKILLS:<\/strong> In some cases, couples do not understand the dynamics of talking, listening, understanding, and responding (not reacting), and it makes them speechless. I know it seems minor, but this is one major reason many couples are heading to divorce courts.<\/p>\n Join me on Wednesday as we discuss practical solutions<\/strong> to these scenarios. There is light at the end of this tunnel regardless of how dark it looks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As promised last week, we conclude on reasons for the \u2018cold\u2019 conditions experienced in some homes. Thank you for your<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,94,95],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[101],"class_list":["post-8101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-couples","category-homes","category-relationships"],"aioseo_notices":[],"authors":[{"term_id":101,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"pastorwale","display_name":"Wale Afelumo","avatar_url":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ILCC-9221.jpg","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8101"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8104,"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8101\/revisions\/8104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8101"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waleafelumo.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=8101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}