How to Improve your listening skills in an international relationship

Are you a great listener? Are you a highly effective listener in a romantic international relationship? If you aren’t sure whether you are actually good at listening to your partner, you will probably find this blog post helpful.

Ask better questions that help you strengthen connections in your international relationship

Ryan and Jill have been married for three years. They have decided to work on their relationship because they are quite proactive. They believe that they should never stop learning and that a romantic relationship requires effort.

Ask each other interesting questions to learn more about each other

Here are some examples:

Jill didn’t complete her degree at the university. She dropped out at the age of 20 in order to start her own business. Ryan asked her, “If you were the age you are now, how would that experience be different?”

“I would complete my degree because studying at university could help me hone my research skills which can be used in my business,” says Jill, “Although that degree isn’t directly relevant to what I do now, it’s still useful.” 

Ryan didn’t get along well with his mother’s siblings. Consequently, he hasn’t kept in touch with his aunt and cousin for 17 years. Sometimes Ryan wonders whether that’s the right decision. Jill asks him, “What negative aspects of that decision are you genuinely grateful for right now?” 

“At times, I couldn’t help but wonder if I’ve done something wrong by not giving my aunt and my cousin my new phone number – I even felt guilty,” says Ryan. “But I’ve read many books written by successful people and some of these authors actually had the same experience. They couldn’t get along well with their relatives. They prioritize their friends because friends are the people that they like – and that’s totally okay. Life is short & if I kept in touch with my aunt and my cousin, I would surely have even more regret. I truly don’t want their energy in my life.”    

Clearly, high-quality questions lead to high-quality answers. Jill and Ryan have learned so much about each other in this activity. As a result, their international relationship has become even better. 

Read aloud to each other every night.

In 2020 I was made redundant by an employer due to the pandemic. Before the pandemic started, I was a senior university lecturer. As the pandemic affected the university’s revenue, the entire department was shut down in May 2020. Consequently, I left the tertiary education industry and became a full-time writer. Most of my colleagues at that time left the higher education sector completely because there weren’t enough international students that are very important to the university’s revenue. 

I keep in touch with an ex-colleague from that university as we share some interests: both of us like learning foreign languages, and both of us love photography. I catch up with him several times a year after redundancy. Now he has become a gardener because that’s something that he genuinely enjoys. He is in a very successful international relationship and his secret to success is reading aloud to each other every night: He always has a good book that he shares with his wife. By reading aloud to each other, they are learning something new together before bedtime. As they are learning and growing together, their international relationship also becomes more and more meaningful. He says while his wife is reading aloud, he is always listening to her very carefully and this has helped him to create a good habit – now he is an amazing listener.

Think outside the box and be creative. You can improve your listening skills significantly if you try the above-mentioned two practices in your international relationship. A happy guy is always a more attractive guy in international dating! If you are ready for international dating, please don’t hesitate to join Ukraine Brides Agency today and start your journey right now.

Olga P

Olga loves travelling and learning about different cultures. She enjoys taking photos, trying new foods, and spending time outdoors. A skilled writer, Olga is a language enthusiast as well. She enjoys meeting new people from around the world and trying out new recipes in her kitchen.