Read “Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication.” Then, write a two-page paper (excluding title and reference pages) about your thoughts on this article. In your paper, be sure also to address the following:

Have you ever had a miscommunication with someone close to you simply because you assumed that they understood you? What happened?
How can you make sure that this kind of miscommunication does not happen in the future? Or when it does happen, what could you do to make your communication more clear?

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According to this article, the communication skills for many people with their loved ones are not as strong as they tend to think. The article goes on to say that there are sometimes when couples do communicate just like strangers. Despite these findings, people still believe that they communicate effectively with their close friends and relatives, an aspect referred to as “closeness-communication bias”. This implies that people tend to confuse their closeness with understanding. For instance, couples think that they are close to each other and, therefore understand each other. This aspect in turn leads to misunderstandings brought about by poor …

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