Communication

Communication is a word that is tossed around all the time by those that would give advice on relationships.
What is communication and why is it important enough that everyone has an opinion on it?

Strictly speaking, communication is:

- an act or instance of transmitting

- information transmitted or conveyed  
- a verbal or written message
So speaking to someone or writing to someone is communication. But is this is the communication we are referring to when we talk about communication in a relationship.

Another definition is:
- a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior
- also exchange of information 

This involves an exchange. This is the communication we refer to in a relationship. An exchange of information, in a variety of ways. It can be the spoken word or the written word, and also signs or behaviors.