Robinson, Jonathan. Communication Miracles For Couples: Easy and Effective Tools to Create More Love and Less Conflict. San Francisco: Conari Press, 2009.

Although this book is not very long, it offers good advice to couples seeking an improvement with their communication. There are simple steps to having more peace in your reltionship by better tools and ways of communicating. This is a good book because of it's simple, easy advice that anyone can have their hands on for a low price. There is information on how to avoid fighting and how to keep the love and intimacy alive.

Wood, George. "Lack of Communication in a Relationship". Ezine Articles. 7 December 2009 [http://ezinearticles.com/?Lack-of-Communication-in-a-Relationship&id=287078].

This webpage explains that the lack of communication in a relationship can be just as bad as not knowing how to communicate. The author shows situations where the lack of communication is not acceptable and how to go about properly communicating. Lack of communication obviously does not help getting across and should be avoided, communicating is healthy and needs to be done. This webpage is trustworthy because it offers the article source, the name of who wrote it, and it was written fairly recently. At the bottom of the article there is also a list of similar articles on relationships.


Segal, Jeanne. "Relationship Help". helpguide.org. 7 December 2009 [http://www.helpguide.org/mental/improve_relationships.htm].

This website was created in memory of a girl named Morgan Segal who committed suicide. The purpose of the website is to offer better information to people so they can have it when in need. The web article focuses on relationship advice and explains how communicating can be used to solve conflict constructively. There is a list of tips to a healthy relationship and communicating is number three on it. This source is reliable because it has a good web design, contact information, and why the site was created. The author is Jeanne Segal who may be a relative of Morgan Segal, she is also a doctor.

Ruigrok, Alina. "Communication That Really Improves Relationships". E Not Alone. 7 December 2009 [http://www.enotalone.com/article/2685.html].

Alina Ruigrok explains some key things about communicating in this web article. Unlike most of the other articles, she tells us to really look at ourselves before we start criticizing our partner. She also says to "get winning out of your mind" when arguing because that's not the goal, this is true because we should see what can be worked on together instead of trying to win because doing that doesn't help the relationship. This source is up to date, comes from a relationship website, and also tells us about the author.

Rich, Phil. "Effective Communication and Healthy Relationships". Self Help Magazine. 7 December 2009 [http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/relation/effectcomm.html].

This website shares good advice offered by Phil Rich, Ed.D, MSW. He informs us that we are more likely to have our needs met if we are effective communicators. This, like the other web articles, offers steps in which one can take to be good at communicating like being direct, honest, assertive, etc. This article is reliable because it provides references and was written by a proffessional person.