Category Archives: Relationships: dating, divorce, family, and friends

“Personal” Messages Win Friends

Why and How You Should Write Personal Messages by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. The famous historian Mel Kranzberg told me that he made it a habit to write 10 personal letters every day that he was in his office. That’s right, … Continue reading

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Erich Fromm‘s Unusual Quotation on Love

Unusual Quotation: Erich Fromm on Love Here’s a quotation you can use in a speech or in your writing, or your personal meditation or journalizing.  It’s by Erich Fromm, the great social philosopher, humanistic philosopher, sociologist, and best-selling author, who … Continue reading

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Non-verbal Communication:Your Eye-Contact and Handshake

Communication Tip for the Whatyousay.com community: How To Communicate With Your Handshake and Your Eye Contact by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. Your non-verbals are really, really important in one-to-one communication. Often, it’s not what you say that counts. It’s what other … Continue reading

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Sample Letter of Thanks and Appreciation by William James

What You Say When You Want To Write A Letter of Thanks and Appreciation: A Sample Letter by William James William James was a famous psychologist and philosopher who died in 1910 His thinking has had a tremendous impact on … Continue reading

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Dating Advice: How To Attract And Keep A Woman’s Attention

What You Say To Get A Woman’s Attention, and How You Say It Every once in a while whatyousay.com gets an email from David DeAngelo. One that recently caught our attention was entitled “5 FAIL-PROOF TIPS For Getting A Great … Continue reading

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How To Write A Personal Letter of Apology

What You Say When You Want To Apologize And Make Up With Someone by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. One of the hardest letters you will ever write is a letter of personal apology. Maybe you lost your temper, or you over-reacted, … Continue reading

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How To Recommend Someone:Sample Recommendation Letter or Email

What You Say If You Want To Write A Letter (or email) Of Recommendation by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. The easy recommendation message is for someone whom you believe to be well qualified for a position. The harder choices are for … Continue reading

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Dating Advice: A Dear John Letter

Dating Advice For Men: What You Say To A Dear John Letter by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. A member of the whatyousay.com community, whom we will call Richard, has told us what he wrote when he recently received a Dear John … Continue reading

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Dating Advice For Men From David DeAngelo:How To Be Successful With Women

What You Say To A Woman If You Want Her To Spend Time With You by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. David DeAngelo sends me an email every once in a while that contains advice for men about dating.  One of his … Continue reading

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Marriage and Relationship Advice: How To Talk About An Issue

What You Say When You Have A Conflict With Someone You Care About by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. Recently one of my relatives attended a retreat with her husband of 20-plus years. She came back excited about the experience. What she … Continue reading

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