description: Deborah Tannen reveals why talking to family members is so often painful and problematic -- even when we're all adults. Tannen shows us how important it is, in family talk, to learn to separate word meanings, or messages, from heart meanings, or metamessages -- unstated but powerful meanings that come from the history of our relationships and the way things are said.
title: I Only Say This Because I Love You
titlecomplete: I Only Say This Because I Love You
genres: Relationships, Linguistics, Language, Self Help, Sociology, Psychology, Family, Communication, Nonfiction, Parenting
ratings_count: 458
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Books for a Better Life Award
category: Relationships
publisher: Sound Library