Communication Quote by Darin Strauss
““What's impossible to communicate, what you can't experience unless you're part of it, is the sensation of being in a real-life marriage. Even little chats seem to be floating in some kind of really ast liquid, and that vast liquid is the ocean of shared feelings and memories and shorthands, of understanding and misunderstandings between the couple-- their history ocean. More and more of their business tends to go underwater, and so even the important words feel only like individual waves popping up from that ocean. All that context, that history, and those impressions from real life that the couple logs and drowns in, it all washes over everything””
About This Quote
Source Essay: The Intimacy of Marriage, 2015
Marriage creates a unique, shared emotional ocean where communication floats, and history shapes every interaction, making understanding both deep and complex.
In simple terms: Marriage is a shared emotional world shaped by history.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate deep listening to navigate shared emotional currents.
Themes
marriage
communication
shared history
emotion
understanding
Mood
intimate
reflective
empathetic
Type
relationship
psychological
When to use this quote
- couples counseling
- relationship building
- conflict resolution
- family therapy
Key Concepts
psychology of relationships
narrative theory
emotional intelligence
Questions to Reflect On
- How do couples maintain clarity amid shared history?
- What practices help surface hidden feelings?
A Different Perspective
Emotional depth can be overwhelming, leading to misinterpretation.
