Oh 67 Human relationships are complex many things happen
Oh 67 Human relationships are complex many things happen. Simultaneously, you cannot predict exactly what will occur because one person's response influences, the other persons communication. The relationship is a loop, we are continuously responding to feedback in order to know what to do next. Focusing on only one side of the loop is like trying to understand tennis by studying only one end of the court.
— from Communication & Conflict (Communication/Conflict) · NLP by O'Connor and Seymour
In the book
It is nothing of the kind. Communication is a loop, a relationship, a continuous exchange of feedback in which each person's response shapes the other's next move; trying to understand it from your side alone is like trying to understand a tennis match by watching only one end of the court. There is no teacher without a student, no speaker without a listener — the meaning lives in the relationship between you, not in your words alone. — Communication & Conflict (Communication/Conflict)