No one likes to fight.
Tension, anger, and hurt feelings aren’t often the ingredients to a nurturing and happy relationship but they can be.
All relationships Have One Law: Never Make The One You Love Feel Alone, Especially When You’re There
That’s an easy one to answer, isn’t it?
The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands. ~Alexandra Penney
Easy to say, challenging to do.
I’ve been having a few challenges in the argument area lately myself and when I read the quote above, it made sense and gave me a few more thoughts on what I should be doing.
I’m wondering is a magic phrase when you’re in a tough argument and needing to discover stuff from your partner.
i.e. “Hey, you know the night when you said …., I’m wondering what that aren’t meant?”
I’ve really only just recently discovered a few alternate ways in getting better results, for us both, when in a frustrating debate (I’ll call it a debate, for now :)) with my sweetheart.
As much as I try to make things as smooth and as a healthy relationship as I'd hope them to be, I make mistakes - there's no such thing as a relationships expert. It's all in the trying and the doing.
Yesterday, I said some things I shouldn't have to Pam. They were said in utter frustration from my point of view - in the heat of the moment. And I knew as soon as I said it, it was wrong and regrettable.
Things got a little worse before they got better too. The takeaway for me was a number of things that, hopefully, might help you.