Learn to recognize and resolve communication problems common to gay male relationshipsMan Talk presents effective techniques to help gay couples communicate better on the way to enjoying a fulfilling relationship. This practical guide from the author of Affirmative Gay Relationships examines common problems that create communication difficulties and offers straightforward, easy-to-use strategies for understanding feelings, resolving arguments, expressing anger, understanding nonverbal communication, improving listening skills, expressing love and appreciation, and dealing with issues specific to interracial and intercultural relationships.Man Talk explores areas very well known to gay men, such as competition, the need to win arguments, and uncertainty about how to handle anger. Written by a licensed clinical social worker, this unique book avoids clinical jargon in presenting the thoughts of gay men in multiple, detailed vignettes that illustrate effectiveand ineffectivecommunication. This practical guide provides proven methods of avoiding communication destroyers, hidden agendas, the need to be right, and disagreements that become courtroom battles, and offers effective ways of saying what you really mean, listening to your partner, dealing with uncomfortable subjects (like sex and money), and recognizing that there are many levels of communication (body movement, silence, voice inflection, etc.) that will significantly impact the quality of interaction between two men.Topics examined in Man Talk include: understanding what effective communication isand why it?s so importanthow major misunderstandings can developand how to avoid themhow communication can be destroyedand how to prevent it from happeningunderstanding the nature of anger and learning how to manage itunderstanding male socialization that teaches men to be in controllearning how to relinquish the need to be in control all of the timehow men can let go and become aware of, accept, and communicate their feelingslearning how to listenand not preachhow to identify and deal with a relationship that?s in troublehow to communicate appreciation, care and loveand much more!Man Talk is a must-read for all gay men interested in relationshipspast, present, and future. It?s also an essential professional guide for therapists who work with gay men and for concerned friends of gay men who want to help.