“Sometimes when I talk, I feel like I am not fully heard or understood. I really value feeling understood.”
Compare that with, “Can you not do the things that emasculate?”
The first statement talks about my need, I tell you about me. I describe rather than label.
The second statement is accusing her of emasculating (which may be true, but the delivery means she is unlikely to hear me. If I want to be heard, I should try telling her in a way that can be heard.) In other words, I am telling her about her. I am defining and labeling what she is doing.
Compare that with, “Can you not do the things that emasculate?”
The first statement talks about my need, I tell you about me. I describe rather than label.
The second statement is accusing her of emasculating (which may be true, but the delivery means she is unlikely to hear me. If I want to be heard, I should try telling her in a way that can be heard.) In other words, I am telling her about her. I am defining and labeling what she is doing.
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