A thread that is not talked about enough and a lot of men fail at it due to the fact that we are in an era where communication skills are rapidly declining not just in women but men as well
Something that has helped my EI is just to listen, even if you don't wanna hear a woman rant and ramble just STFU and listen. Women telling on themselves is so true the problem is most men don't listen. You should always be the one doing more listening and less talking, study people it will help your communication tremendously
Also empathy is important yes I know you don't wanna hear her sob stories about her ex-husband cheating on her or boyfriend beating her but having empathy goes a long way. I use to have more of that when I was younger but a lot of men who can't connect with women on an emotional level. You have to ask yourself do you have empathy for them? there a lot of guys who learn or do game that have selfish or even psychopathic tendencies but that's another topic for another thread