My husband and I have opposite conversation styles. In a chat, he is more fact-driven and prone to googling to answer trivia or confirm a historical stat; I am more socially driven and likely to recall interpersonal details that tell me something about people and personalities. It’s very easy for me to forget that the facts and stats he brings up are his way of keeping the conversation going, in the same way that when I recount an anecdote about a friend or co-worker, I am inviting him to chime in. To avoid missing each other’s bids for connection, and inadvertently dismissing each other, we
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Understanding people’s different listening styles
