There are many different types of relationships. Whether it be friendship, dating, or marriage, good communication is vital to making that relationship work. Two articles (“His Talk, Her Talk” and “Man to Man, Woman to Woman”) explain how men communicate vs. how women communicate and how that affects individuals in relationships (specifically marriages). Although both discuss the same topic, they are presented in exceptionally different ways; therefore their audiences’ reaction differs. The first article “His Talk, Her Talk” has more of a conversational tone and the author Joyce Maynard uses her own experiences to get her point across to the reader. “Man to Man, Woman to Woman”, written by authors Mark A. Sherman and Adelaide Haas, discusses communication on a more unbiased level, showing proof by having gathered information the thoughts and opinions from both genders’ point of view, which makes this piece an extraordinary article for newlyweds to read through together in order to have an understanding of how they should communicate in order to have a more successful marriage. While this article is a great start to helping couples begin to communicate on a more efficient level, there are other ways to advance communication skills that Sherman and Haas do not address in their article. In the article “His Talk, Her Talk”, Maynard explains that at a recent party she had attended with her husband, she noticed that the men had all migrated to the living room to talk, while the woman stayed in the kitchen to continue what they thought was the more interesting conversation being had. Maynard stated that the segregation was not intentional, but rather natural. The idea that her husband and his friends talked about “the usual” didn’t mean anything to her due to the fact that she cannot imagine what they decide to discuss in their free time. Maynard goes on to say that when telling a story, her husband gets straight to the point and doesn’t bother adding any detail, while she could tell the same story and take up to 45 minutes. The article comes to a close when she states that just because her husband does not talk about something with her,