Communication Improvement

So Brian and I have been communicating better, which is saying a lot. We have vastly different communication styles. I come from a family where people are very direct and will say any and everything to your face. My family members are also very open with their feelings. Brian comes from a family where direct communication is seen as being confrontational. I am not sure exactly how they get things across to one another, because Brian acts like I am supposed to know what the heck he means by osmosis or innuendo or something. This does not work very well with me because with talking I am a very direct, literal person, a lot of implied stuff goes way over my head.

I am pleased as punch though because lately Brian has really been making an effort to be more direct with me, and I have to give myself a little pat on the back because I have made a real and sincere effort to not be so 'confrontational' with him. The past 3 months or so have been hard but it's getting to the point where we talk more freely with each other. It feels more natural now, not like we're constantly watching our words out of fear of offending the other person.

He is so sweet and funny, the other day I asked him something, I forget what, and he was about to answer with some long, convulated speech which would not have answered my question anyway and then he just smiled, took a deep breath, and gave me a simple, Yes. Hallelujah! I have never gotten a simple yes or no answer from Brian about anything before, I kid you not. But I didn't make a big wacky deal out of it or act stupid or anything, I just said, Thank you, sweetie, gave him a kiss, and left it at that.