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•	In France, Germany, Austria, and Italy approximately 2 divorces take place annually for every 1,000 people.

•	In Spain, the divorce rate is 0.6 divorces per year out of every 1,000 people. This is lower than most of Western Europe.

Crossing Monologues
Merike Sule-Trubert

Estonia

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“Dialogue does not exist, it is an illusion. We have merely crossing monologues.”(Rebecca West) In reality dialogue between two equal partners does not exist, someone is always trying to dominate in a relationship without listening the other person. Because both partners proceed from their own personality, it is very difficult to achieve a dialogue; instead, more often what is achieved are two monologues.

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Jordan (United States)
While I don't think that dialogue is impossible in a relationship, but I believe that it is strangely difficult to achieve. I think dialogue can only truely be gained by mutual respect so in a non-equal relationship it cannot be obtained.

christyb (United States)
I think it depends on how you pereceive 'monolouge' and whether it implies only one point of view. To me, a dialogue is mutual influence over one anothers' ideas. therefore, if through thoughtful conversation, my point of view is altered, however slightly, by another, then am engaging in dialogue. Monologue would imply to me that I am talking at someone instead of with them.

Ana Zarkovic (New Zealand)
I think, sadly, Merkie is right. In today's competetive society we are raised to get ourselves heard and we don't think to stop to listen what the other person has to say, but rather for a break to talk.

Swarupa Shah (India)
a lot of patience ,acceptence and the desire to be understood ,to be important to someone can surely trigger a fruitful dialogue.i think domination is a grammatical incompetence in an attempt to have a dialogue,if recognised in time can infact make one feel loved and secured.failing to see this is the denial of the dialogue on part of the other side.

Imagining Ourselves Team (United States)
Do you agree with Merike that true dialogue is impossible to achieve?

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