"The wife was moved to tears when she finally received this confirmation that she had been understood. I turned to the husband and explained, “I believe this is what she is telling you she needs—**a reflection of her feelings and needs as a confirmation that she’d been heard**.” The husband seemed dumbfounded. “Is that all she wanted?” he asked, incredulous that such a simple act could have had such a strong impact on his wife." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[listening]], [[emotions]], [[crucial-conversations]], [[personal-needs]], [[expressing-needs]], **Source** -- [[251115105628 - B - Nonviolent Communication]]