Depictions of the Relationship Ghostwriter like that seen above are so cute that you might find yourself worrying about the Relationship Ghostwriter. You might think, “Perhaps the Relationship Ghostwriter is too innocent and friendly to make it in this cruel world. How can it begin to tackle my tough relationship problems?” Rest assured—there is no need to worry about the Relationship Ghostwriter. Look carefully at how the artist has drawn claws on each of the Relationship Ghostwriter’s appendages. This is to indicate that the Relationship Ghostwriter is deceptively resilient and can handle very difficult communication quandaries with grace and ease.
The Relationship Ghostwriter strongly recommends reading the "Strategy" section attached to each of its completed assignments. This illuminates the reasoning behind a suggested response. Perhaps it is your impulse to simply copy-paste the Relationship Ghostwriter’s suggested response into an email or text message, or to repeat aloud to the relevant party what was suggested to you word-for-word. That may be a good start, but, alone, it can be only that—a good start. It may buy you a little time but it probably won’t be a long-term relationship fix. It would be as though former Vice President John C. Calhoun wants to teach you to fish, but your hunger to eat fish immediately gets the better of you, causing you snatch up the first fish Calhoun catches and scurry away with it! Sure, now you have one fish, but learning more about why a certain response is constructive in a relationship while another is destructive will help teach you to fish, so to speak, which will empower you to then eat (or keep as pets) all the fish you want—the relationship fish!
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Too Much Fish? The Relationship Ghostwriter fishing with long-time frenemy Seventh Vice President of the United States John C. Calhoun |
Too much fish? Let’s break it down this way, then: The Relationship Ghostwriter will try to provide you with a lot of resources so you can learn why certain responses are awesome but other responses suck. Pay attention to these resources if you really want to suck less.
Lastly, it is very, very important to understand that the advice of the Relationship Ghostwriter is like antibiotic ointment and a bandage. (No more fish… for now.) It will be very helpful for you in a lot of life’s everyday situations. However, just as a severe injury requires the intervention of a physician, the Relationship Ghostwriter’s advice cannot possibly do the job of a medical doctor and should in no way be considered a substitute for one-on-one counseling with a paid professional.
