Reading and All That Jazz 5th Edition by Rita McCarthy ,Peter Mather

Exercise 6

(a) A key strategy for effective communication is to use "I" statements that describe how you feel rather than "you" statements to describe how you think another person is acting or feeling.
(b) Try thinking of three "you" statements that you would like to make to someone you know, and then translate each one into an "I" statement.
(c) For example, "You never do anything to clean up the apartment" could be changed to "I get irritated when I realize that I've been doing most of the housework around the apartment.
(d) I'd like to talk about setting up a schedule for sharing the chores."
(e) When you use "I" statements, you are taking responsibility for your feelings.
(f) "You" statements are often blaming or accusatory and will probably get a defensive or resentful response.
(g) The statement "I feel unloved," for example, sends a clearer, less blaming message than the statement "You don't love me."
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