Wives, I am going to give you a piece of advice that, if you implement, will stop your husband in his tracks and cause him to sit up and pay attention to what you say:

Get to the point in your conversation quickly and stop talking. I understand that wives love to “relate” and verbalize their emotional sides to anyone nearby who will listen…especially their husband. Operating in this manner, though, will almost permanently “turn-off” your husband’s listening mechanism.

Instead, take it from me…a husband. Here is how you can get your husband to listen to what you say on a consistent basis:

Say less and say it up front. Hard, I realize. Try saying less with all your important points in the first two sentences and watch your husband sit up and listen.

Mike McCann