What would you like to see happen? (DW#446)
Continuing with our series on the best things to say in relationships, today’s phrase is a question to use when the other person is telling us what they don’t want.
It is so much easier to talk about what we don’t like and what we don’t want, rather than to make a specific request about what we would like.
I don’t want us to be late
I don’t want you to leave things lying around
I don’t like it when you don’t tell me your plans
I don’t want to go a beach holiday again this year
Often we don’t even know that we are doing this. So it can be very helpful to be redirected by our loved ones and asked what we would like to see happen or what we want (as opposed to what we don’t want).
So the next time you hear someone complaining about how bad things are, instead of getting annoyed, try gently redirecting them with a question such as "What would you like to see happen?" or "Please tell me what you would like as opposed to what you do not want".
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