Deborah Tannen

Professor of Linguistics Deborah Tannen, PhD

Tannen

A critique of male/female relationships stresses the importance of the language barrier that separates the genders and offers ways to improve relationships between the sexes

Women and Men in Conversation

You Just Don't Understand

women and men in conversation

You just don't understand

Lucía RG

"Once people realize that their partners have different conversaonal styles, they are inclined to accept differences without blaming themselves, their partners, or their relaonships. The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation—or a relaonship. Nothing hurts more than being told your intentions are bad when you know they are good, or being told you are doing something wrong when you know you’re just doing it your way."

You Just Don't Understand Women and Men in Conversation