Moving off from politics, wars, religious disputes and all the serious matters that happen around the world, now I shall talk about something less serious and more entertaining in nature. Today, I will review something about our local entertainers. It is none other than the shocking news about the separation between celebrity couple Glenn Ong and Jamie Yeo who announced their divorce on Friday the 13th. It is DJ Glenn Ong who gave the brief statement about their separation at 8.30 am during his morning radio show, Morning Express. It is reported that MediaCorp subsequently announced that the couple had “grown apart in recent years due to their careers and individual differences”. The decision was a “mutual” and “amicable” one.After reading this article, I finally realized that communication is one of the crucial keys in unlocking a successful marriege (you don't need to be a rocket-scientist to realize this). It is stated that the celebrity couple has grown apart in recent years due to their carrers. Obviously that the couple did not have the time to communicate and spend time with each other. Moreover, I believed that the individual differences stated above is the 'after-effect' of not communicating for a long time.
Many people should know, at least by now, that communication is essential in building a good relationship among people, not just for married couples. However, what to be an issue here is that, although people know (by theory) that communication is important, many still clueless on how to apply it to their everyday life. Factors such as carrers and dominance in a relationship may hinder a good quality communication between partners or among friends.
Food for thought: What is the best way to have a good communication with so many 'bad' factors hanging around ready to snatch the intimacy between couples and good relationship between friends?
7 comments:
Yes, i do agree that communication is vital in relationships to keep it going. I think that the self closure in a relationship is the most important to keep a relationship going. It is having to trust another person with your thoughts and feelings.
And trust is important in a rship yeah?
Communication is something we all know is necessary to keep any relationship strong and loving. It is not about who is right or wrong, but instead about helping each other see things from each other's perspective, so that can avoid any misunderstanding that will cause unneeded arguments.
YES, YES and YES !! communication is indeed the most important thing in maintaining a good relationship. However, what matter most is realism. It is not sufficient to know the theory of communication alone. the equation of good relationship is theory + practical.But the question is, how can we apply the theory in our everyday life. One suggestion for me is spice things up. It is to bring up long lost feeling when we/they/you guys first meet up, kiss, hold hands, whatever makes you have a sleepless night.
you can try going for a trip together. Or maybe go to the most romantic place in town. feelings will ultimately change when you do things at the right place, right time, right way. This is just my suggestion, any critics or ideas ?
communication is definitely important for any relationship to work in the first place. But if you were to break up communication into its parts, what parts would there be? What is your definition of communication because sometimes you need not talk to be communicating with each other.
Also, some couples whom are living in separate countries due to work for years can also maintain and be happy about their marriage.
I believe in every relationship, the foundation must be strong in order for couples to stay happy together especially for us the younger generations whom many lacks the commitment in relationships.
Communication of course is of utmost importance in a relationship. If their personal needs are not identified in the first place, miscommunication will definitely arise and what happened between Jamie and Glenn is a specific example.
As illustrated in the article above, careers and individual differences lead to their 'break up'.
I believe that couples who share common interests better yet a common profession have better understanding and are more sympathetic towards each other. Communication is definately the most vital factor in a relationship. The best way to have good communication with so many 'bad' factors hanging around I think is to have trust in a relationship.
It is difficult for a relationship to meet success if there is no trust present!
p.s- Well written article! :))
In response to your question,
I would say:
Relationship requires commitment and commitment requires time spent. Definately with time spent, there is communication. With regular communication, bonds are made or made stronger. I think this explains it all.
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