Susan and I went on a trip with our good friends a few weeks ago. We’re really close with this couple. After Jay observed me interacting with Susan for a couple of days, he said to me, “I notice that when you and Susan talk, you interrupt her a lot. That’s not very respectful. Cutting her off while she’s speaking, even unintentionally, shows that you care more about what you want to say than what she is saying.” Well, my first reaction was to get defensive but I quickly realized he was right and asked him to tell me more. Here’s the rest of what I learned about respecting my wife from my friend.