Saying that men talk about baseball in order to avoid talking about their feelings is the same as saying that women talk about their feelings in order to avoid talking about baseball.

Quote by Deborah Tannen

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Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To...

Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To...

We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives...

We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives...

Each person's life is lived as a series of conversations.

Each person's life is lived as a series of conversations.

We tend to look through language and not realize how much power language has.

We tend to look through language and not realize how much power language has.

Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's.

Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's.

The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to...

The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to...

For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way...

For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way...

Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women.

Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women.