Communicate

Talking, writing, sign language -- I don't care how you do it, just communicate. I have a friend who was venting how women don't communicate -- don't tell whether they're happy or sad, can't talk about feelings. I have to inform him, it's not just women.

It's not a man / woman thing. It is a relationship thing - family, friend or romantic. If you care about someone, it suddenly becomes difficult to tell that person how you feel.

Think about it -- some stranger cuts in front of you in a line....suddenly your irritation becomes vocal (hopefully that's all). While your best friend or a family memeber does something that annoys you...suddenly you become very quiet. Real friends and family see the difference and wonder what they did or didn't do. Later when your annoyance goes away and you forget about it, they still wonder.

Or, something is really weighing on your mind. How many of us (I admit, I'm guilty of this one) will keep it inside and hope it goes away? Not exactly the best way to deal with things. Those close to us want to help, they want to hear from you.

Communication. Seems so simple until you care about someone. The people you care about are the ones you really need to communicate with.