It is important for men to provide clear, black and white communication to avoid leaving their partners guessing.

“I always tell my friends I'm like don't leave them like wondering like just tell them I need extremely black and white communication”

Active listeners who verbally react to every sentence with interjections are distracting and unpleasant.

“See, I'm an active listener. Does So, I drive you crazy? >> You don't do it out loud. Like on this podcast, you're not just the whole time Jennifer's telling a story interjecting little mhm yeah, right. >> Sometimes I am. Sometimes I'm a interrupter. I try not to be, but it's bad. >> I'm an interrup”

Verbally active listeners who interject while someone is telling a story are distracting and irritating.

“The whole time you talk, they're mhm every little thing they react to. I cannot stand it.”