Reply #10: When I have had arguments with people in my family

[skipos]

and they don't listen to what I am saying or take the time to explain what they are doing and why they are doing it, it gets ugly.
But when they take the time to actually listen to what I am saying, and thoroughly explain what they are doing, why they are doing it, and make sure that we understand eachother, life is a lot smoother. They don't even need to necessarily change their behavior to make things go smoothly, it is all about communication and understanding.

On the same note, when democrats are in power they don't need to move to the center to get things done, they just need to make sure that they listen and explain thoroughly. Bush is getting nothing done because he does neither.

How many times have had a heated, ugly disagreement with someone where you solve the situation not by changing your mind or compromising, but just by listening and explaining?

I don't know if I am choosing the best analogy, but do you understand what I am saying?