COMMUNICATION
In the comic strip “For Better Or For Worse,” the wife is talking to her husband, who is a dentist: “John, I wish you wouldn’t refer to your staff as ‘your girls.'” The husband replies, “Well, aren’t they?” He continues: “I took Jean out for lunch today, Elly, and we had a long talk. She’s been a little depressed lately, so I thought I’d find out why. We discussed her childhood, her family, her feelings about her job with me at the clinic. She told me about her marriage, her worries, how she feels about herself.” There is a silent moment — the husband says, “What’s the matter?” The wife replies simply, “Nothing.” The husband continues: “Don’t you think it’s good that I have these in-depth, personal talks with the people I work with?” And Elly, the wife, says very simply: “Yes . . . I just wish you’d have discussions like that with me!”
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