Beloved of God I want you to understand God's principle for relationship.   The strength of any kind of relationship is not just communication ; its in how you communicate. The understanding of any relationship is not in communication alone; its in you understanding how to communicate.  Listening is part of communication because without a listening attitude communication will be abused!  In communication, you must give attention to the TONE of the voice involved in the conversation. This is very important because the tone of the voice behind every conversation holds the understanding needed for love to flow naturally.   Either listening or talking, give attention to the TONE of voice you listen to or the TONE of voice you use in communicating.  Communication is very important in every relationship. WHAT  you are saying is different from HOW   you are saying what you are saying.   in every conversation, you must be careful of the "choice of words