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Comment on Building Resilience Through the 90-Second Pause by Why I Want to VENT? - PLEDGEtalk

Why I Want to VENT? - PLEDGEtalk — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:45:50 +0000

[…] can rise, timing can be interrupted, emotions can escalate. In those moments, it’s often wiser to Pause again—90 seconds or more—before continuing. Pushing forward rarely produces a good […]

Comment on Joy and Marriage – How do you keep a marriage healthy for life? by Jonathan Phillips

Jonathan Phillips — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 23:17:55 +0000

I love the tip on becoming a lifelong learner on the topic of marriage! I think too many people think they understand it before they get married and then don’t know how to handle a certain challenge when it comes up.

Comment on Slow Down – and think HOW to communicate! by Mary Breen

Mary Breen — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:49:33 +0000

Thank you.!! You have validated my point of view. This is exactly what I’ve been trying to tell my husband for years. I’ve been saying to him that he needs to slow down his thought processing ( he’s already one step ahead ) and really listen to what it is I’m saying /asking. He really doesn’t get it.
50 years married. I guess it’s true: you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. .

Comment on When Your Children Are Hurting – 7 Actions to Take! by VM Family Law

VM Family Law — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:36:30 +0000

Nice content and informative that everyone can refer through it. Divorce totally affects the children and as much as possible we need to help them.

Comment on The Power of Pause – A Guest Post by Lois S.

Lois S. — Sun, 09 May 2021 03:33:16 +0000

Awesome interview! I really like this! Asking, “what kind of relationship do I want to have with him?” “What does he really need?” “How can I truly love him?” are all such critical questions for the first weeks, months and years of life.

Comment on Debate or Dialogue? Which will it be in your next conflict? by Mark

Mark — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:08:55 +0000

In reply to Susan. You are welcome Susan! Listening well to other people's story is SO IMPORTANT! And it models to others what we desire ourselves! Thanks for commenting!

Comment on Debate or Dialogue? Which will it be in your next conflict? by Mark

Mark — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:07:18 +0000

In reply to Edward Acosta.

So good Ed – and so right! If we practiced in our relationships what we have learned in other places like school debates – it just might bring about a significant positive effect!!

Comment on Debate or Dialogue? Which will it be in your next conflict? by Susan

Susan — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:50:43 +0000

Very good article. We slip into debate mode so automatically! As we try to listen and dialogue, we need to remember that many people have been deprived of the privilege of being heard. For them, their drive to be heard escalates quickly. That is another reason it is so important to listen to a person’s story, and find out what context they are speaking from. Thank you for the reminder and transparency!

Comment on Debate or Dialogue? Which will it be in your next conflict? by Edward Acosta

Edward Acosta — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 01:33:06 +0000

Debate or discuss that is the question! It is interesting that even in a school debate, interruptions or exclamations that disrupt the speaker or are excessively rude are not allowed, yet we do those very things when in conflict with those we love!
Pledgetalk gives us the tools to avoid debating and instead meaningful discussion take it’s place.

Comment on 4 Things to Remember When Someone You Care About Won’t Talk by Mark

Mark — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:41:34 +0000

In reply to Katoasha.

Hi Katoasha – so sorry I never responded to this until I just saw it now. I would agree it is VERY hard and frustrating when we are shut out by someone we genuinely love. I recently added to the article an ACTION Plan you might find helpful if you see or get notification of this. That URL is: https://pledgetalk.com/when-they-wont-talk