Communication: How important it is in relationship/contacts

Hi Sreekaala, I agree with you absolutely , Communication is very important in any relationship and the lack of it can also be the root cause of breakdown in a relationship. Any good relationship should have a mutually free , healthy and satisfying communication to take it further. When there is negativity there can be discontentment and over a period of time the relationship is bound to suffer or even completely break down...enjoy your evening

I am bad at communicating with people who are dear to me. I always think if there is no calls or no news than everything is alright. At least that is what I am hoping. At times, I would call each of them after a long time just to make sure they are all okay, at other times I would only send sms saying: hello, how are you? then would get a reply that everything is okay. I am confident that the relationship will not deteriorate but for some people I admit that I am not sure about. At least I am confident with my relationship with family and relative, also with some old friends. I guess people would focus more on their own family first before they are looking for their friend's well being.

HI Sree! I am not perfect I can say, however, this much I can say that I always keep the channels of communication open with my friends and relatives and do not miss an opportunities to share any good or bad news with them. I do not mind calling them again and again, even if they forget to call me. I resort to phone calls, text messaging, emails and social networking sites to get in touch with them. If am very busy or unwell, then communication may stop temporarily, however, they always remain in mind and I start communicating with them, at the first available opportunity. Thanks for your wishes (am on fast today).

Yes it is true that communications plays a greatest role in our friendship and any relationship. Because within this way we will know what is happening and we up to date to each and everyone. Now i am really sad about what had happen with us my friend and i that we had the separate lives now and dont have any communication now a month. But i am regularly send him my updates and always wanted to talk to him. But he is not interested i think. Now this is my sadness and i am still hoping that he will talk to me again and we become happy too and continue the life we had like before. We have a constant communication before and it plays a big role to us. We kept our relationship long lasting to our daily communications. And i wish we can communicate again. Hope and pray for it..

There is a huge difference between what was and what is in that, gone are those wonderful days when keeping in touch was such an essential part of our existence but not any more. The only time even we siblings meet is at functions. The world is centred round the nuclear set up and the extended family is in limbo. And as far as friends go there is communication only if there is something concrete to talk and discuss. That is my world. What is yours?

The quickest way of communication is phone call. The most preferred way to communicate is the face to face one. Communication is vital in newly build friendship or any other relationship but the when the relationship is old, strong and trustworthy then communication is not required - It is replaced by understanding. Happy Navratra, Durga Puja and Dussera to you. Hope you enjoy this festive season.

Hullo Shree! There are different kinds of communication among different sets of people. Even at home, if we have to go out and entrust someone else to do our duty we have to clearly communicate and not just take things for granted. Clear communication is absolutely necessary among even the closest people because everyone has umpteen things to do and can cannot be always thinking of another person's needs. If you expect the grocery man to deliver some groceries and your husband is to receive them it becomes mandatory that you inform him and tell him clearly what to do.. If we have to get some things done from our children we have to clearly spell this out. If we need to give instructions to the servant there must be absolute clarity in communication. Regarding relatives, we communicate as well as the other person does. It cannot be a one-sided affair. This has to be achieved over a period of time and we must make a conscious effort to say "hullo" at least once in six months or so .Then there would automatically be reciprocity and the relationship would thrive.[ In our young days it was very much there and even if there was no reciprocity we would still go on being friends with people. Nowadays everyone is smart and expects reciprocity even when they are young. Some people say "hullo" when they need something from another person and there it stops. This is totally need based. This need based communication is a very mean thing. Greeting and chatting once a while goes with friends too though here there is not much need-based relationships. However, we must say "hullo" once a while and reserve time for some small chit chat. Nevertheless, if it is a case of closest friends [which cannot be more than one or two] I feel that it is always to catch up from where once left even if it is after years together. This depends on the depth of friendship. For example, I have a childhood friend,; we have been in touch off and on but we are very much on each other’s mind and I can chat with her today if I call her as a continuation from where I left off a year ago.

Without communication you can not have a healthy relationship. Unless you both have the superpower of telepathy of course! I used to not be so good in communicating. It caused plenty of confusion and miscommunication. Now, I try my best to speak my mind. It makes things easy for everyone.

dear sis, The easiest way of communication for me with my love ones and friend is internet and mobile phones. With friends, I always visit them. Actually we always set time to be with each other. It won't last a month that we will not met each other and have some fun. Communication is very much essential in every relationship dear

Hiya sreekala, Just being yourself is often the simplest way to communicate with those who are closest to you and your Friends. A lot of People don´t find it easy to put into words how they feel and often use gesture instead. This itself can sometimes be enough you don´t always have to be inclined to talk to get your message across to someone although it is a great thing to keep talking to each other I think. Often People in your Family will talk to you one Day and then suddenly stop doing so for no apparent reason so it can get to be very complex with Family and much easier with Friends as they are more stable in their communicating with you. I suppose I am average in getting on with close People as they can be very complicated so I find it much easier to get on with People that are outside the Family. Hope you are well sreekala and your Family too have a great Week.xxx

Hello, it is impossible to have relation with any one without communication. Communication is a routine activity. We are communicating some one every time. I am writing this response by this I am communication with you and other lotters. The simplest and best way of communication is way by which some get a message what we want to communicate. Words are not necessary for effective communication. Our face our eyes can communicate in best way.

hi sree Definitely communication play a vital role in sustaining the relationship to our dear ones, friends etc. There are my many friends to whom i use to make communication on daily basis and remain in touch by sending the sms through mobile or email so that our friendship won't become weak i have earned very good friends and you are one of them and i don' won't to loose kyon ki har ek friend jaruri hota hai. I think sms through mobile is the simplest and cheapest way of communication. So friend give me your mobile number so that i can send you the sms and we will remain in contact forever

Hi Sreekala Something I have learned in life as I got older that without communication there is no understandings. I have lived in the Foster care system all my childhood years and having gone from home to home, I noticed something was not quite right when it came to how people communicated. Having been in this type of environment, I learned that it was just how it was, and unfortunately I could not be expressive enough when it came to speaking to other people. Once becoming an adult I realized that if I did not speak up, I would not be heard, so communication for me is an absolute must. While I can control why friends and acquaintances at times are evasive and or non-communicative, I do feel that I as a good caring person does reach out which ever way possible. I don't need constant communication, however a simply few words does tell me that someone actually does care. I live by the phrase that actions speaks louder then words. Here at home I live with my boyfriend who is exactly on my same level, where both of us how crucial and important it is to communicate as otherwise doing so could jeopardize the relationship and one can't be heard if one does not speak up. To answer your last questions that although I may not hear back I am the type that a simple email can brightens someones day.

Hi Sree! Before anything else,I'd like to ask what is Navaratra? I agree to everything you've said here friend. Without enouggh communications,we wont be able to know how our loved ones are doing at this very moment. Hubby works abroad and it's a must to us to communicate to take away the sadness and missing of each other. We usually talk over the Skype and fb. We even txt each other almost everyday. In this way,we just feel as if he's just here with us. Good thing there's txting and some online commincations for everybody,made communications a lot easier now than before.

Hi Sree dear, it's true that to have communication frequently with others would strengthen the attachment among relations. Even though we know this very well but most of us still could hardly draw out a short while to do so for the hectic schedule sometimes or often lol...I think this is what so-called the modern life nowadays. And you know, in real life we know one another very well and have much to share with if we meet each other. We have lots to chat with when we meet our dear, close one or friend whom we haven't seen for quite some time in the public like in shopping mall, wedding dinner, etc. such situations happen to me often when I meet my old colleagues or relatives or friends in the public lol... So this won't affect much about people who cherish and think much about the relationship and friendship in real life as well I suppose For online friends whom we have never met before, it's quite different. For they totally haven't come through any common experience in real life. Lack of common practical experience would make them less to share with. So I believe less or no communication or contact at all for long period most probably may fade the friendship gradually... Take care and happy posting

You have to have good communication to make the relationship last.

Hi shre..good to be backed again here..i am so happy reading your post. It is very interesting for me because as if you knew my former love life before.. I had once an engaged woman in my life and the main culprit of our separation was lack of communication since that time chat and internet communication was never the trend.....it would be a long story if I will tell it here..promise when we meet in person i will tell you the whole story.. More power shree..I miss you a lot..my regards to jaiho... Mobhomier here...

Sree beti Communication with friends, relatives even kids is very important for me, I and kalyani talk to my son and daughter, the grandkids daily over phone, it is part of our life.. Besides I have a wide friend circle not only in india but abroad, i keep constant touch with them via emails and talk over mobile phone, i put 1000 rupees per month in my cell phone, this i spent talking to them, About friends in my city every first sunday, we meet in a temple on a hill top, vegetarian food is cooked, we eat.. Thanks for sharing Best of luck. Professor

hii sree Communication is very very important in relationship and in business both and communication should be clear otherwise problem may create in relationship. I always communicate with my relatives. Visit in their house on occasion like in Dashara, Diwali. Thanks and same to you Happy Navaratra

agree....communication is VERY important to all relationship... i only using massage with phone and chat by Y! but its still...some of them are fail....we usually still misunderstood--each others...we easely get angry because one of us didnt get what another mean...so the most sucsesfull communication only when we meet...but it is not easy..because we live in different town.....and now i break with him...because we didnt find any solutions if we still in long distance relationship... thats make me sad...