The conversation is not about the relationship; the conversation is the relationship.
Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time. 2004. Page xvi.
On page 6, Scott relates the following: "During a keynote speech at TEC International's annual conference..., [poet and author] David [Whyte] suggested that in the typical marriage, the young man, newly married, is often frustrated that this person with whom he intends to enjoy the rest of his life seemingly needs to talk, yet again, about the same thing they talked about last weekend. And it often has something to do with their relationship. He wonders, Why are we talking about this again? I thought we settled this.... Eventually, if he is paying attention, it occurs to him, Whyte suggests, that "this ongoing, robust conversation he has been having with his wife is not about the relationship. The conversation is the relationship."
As quoted by Mariann Pike, 1/25/09, 12O2 Ward, Tempe South Stake. Chandler, AZ
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