Quotes About Empathy

As long as she was happy and nice, I loved back. But if she was unhappy or upset, I would feel blamed and then argue or distance myself.

Generally speaking, when a woman offers unsolicited advice or tries to "help" a man, she has no idea of how critical and unloving she may sound to him.

Men, if you're traveling with your wife or girlfriend and she mentions that it's time to start looking for a restaurant, you need to sit up and take notice. This means her blood sugar level has dropped and, for you, it ought to be a red alert with flashing lights and sirens. Get that woman fed!

If she washes your socks, turn your socks right side out so she doesn't have to.

Similarly, when a man is in love he is motivated to be the best he can be in order to serve others. When his heart is open, he feels so confident in himself that he is capable of making major changes. Given the opportunity to prove his potential, he expresses his best self.

1. A man tries to change a woman's feelings when she is upset by becoming Mr. Fix-It and offering solutions to her problems that invalidate her feelings. 2. A woman tries to change a man's behavior when he makes mistakes by becoming the home-improvement committee and offering unsolicited advice or criticism. IN

To keep the score even in a relationship, a man really doesn't require anything but love. Women

To find our loving feelings, many times we need first to feel all our negative feelings.

The more a woman's need to be heard and understood is fulfilled, the easier it is for her to give her man the acceptance he needs.

Relationships do not have to be such a struggle. Only when we do not understand one another is there tension, resentment, or conflict.

When a man can listen to a woman's feelings without getting angry and frustrated, he gives her a wonderful gift.

Men primarily need a kind of love that is trusting, accepting, and appreciative. Women primarily need a kind of love that is caring, understanding, and respectful.

To avoid arguing we need to remember that our partner objects not to what we are saying but to how we are saying it. It takes two to argue, but it only takes one to stop an argument

I hear women say this. Instead women would often complain: He doesn't listen; he is inattentive; he is no longer romantic; he doesn't complement me; he is less affectionate; or he is self-centered. When considering divorce, a woman would say, "I give and give, but I don't get back. I have nothing left to give." This is a far cry from a man's basic frustration that his wife is just not happy and as a result he feels like giving up.

Use this book to let yourself or your partner ease up on each other, and you will be using it to create more love in your life. Above all else, love is giving, compassionate, and forgiving. If these insights help you to keep your heart open, then they have served their purpose.

How had I missed this? She just needed me to go over and hold her. Another woman would have instinctively known what Bonnie needed. But as a man, I didn't know that touching, holding, and listening were so important to her. By recognizing these differences I began to learn a new way of relating to my wife. I would have never believed we could resolve conflict so easily.

life is too short to despise people who simply can't help what they've done.

Meanness does not inspire loyalty.

In the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, Jesus teaches the importance of forgiveness. He knows we're human and our natural tendency is to seek revenge, to strike back, to condemn those who hurt us, but this is wrong. We're supposed to forgive, always.

How many of us have a true friend who loves what we do and is willing to listen for hours?

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I read a story once about a guy who killed himself. Some shrink was going on about the futility of trying to understand it. It's impossible, makes no sense at all. Once a person reaches that point, he's in another world, one that his survivors will never understand.

as well as depressing, but each day I feel like I'm making a small difference. We walked a kid out of prison last week. His parents were waiting by the gate, and everyone was in tears, including me. FYI—one

Part of being a good kid was learning to overlook the shortcomings of adults.