Communication is the lifeblood of any meaningful, close relationship.
The closer the relationship, the more important communication becomes. Effective communication is always found in strong couple relationships. In fact, communication and quality couple relationships are so closely related that what influences one will likely influence the other. Communication problems predict unhappiness in marriage better than complaints in other areas. Distressed couples tend to use more destructive communication such as sarcastic remarks, criticism, complaining, commanding, disagreements, excuses and put downs.