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10 Rules for Friendly Fighting for Couples (Guest Post)

April 12, 2011 – 9:54 am

By MARIE HARTWELL-WALKER, ED.D. For some people, this is a truly radical idea: There is no need to fight with your partner. Ever. Accusations, recriminations, character assassination, threats, name-calling, and cursing, whether delivered at top volume or with a quiet sarcastic sneer, damage a relationship, often irrevocably. Nobody needs to be a monster or to be treated monstrously. [...]

By alfaprima | Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Relationships, Self-Esteem | Also tagged anger, appreciation, conflict, conflict resolution, confrontation, control, critique, fight, forgiveness, humiliation, passive aggressive | Comments (0)

Destroying love, one bit at the time

April 5, 2011 – 9:38 am

There is a slow way of killing the reciprocal love we all begin our married life with….composed of small, daily disappointments that will end up destroying reciprocal respect. What are they? Here is the list of all communication activities that enforce the idea that one spouse is better than the other: interruption of spouse’s explanation [...]

By alfaprima | Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships | Also tagged appreciation, conflict resolution, control, critique, frustration, negative emotions, passive aggressive, rejection, resentment | Comments (2)

A Valentine for your inner child? why not?

February 13, 2011 – 3:15 pm

This is what happened yesterday: in a general store, getting things for my kitchen, all the decor was full with different kinds of red hearts…Of course! It’s Valentine’s Day!…. Suddenly I found myself grabbing one of the balloons…and my left hand felt curiously small, kind of tiny…it would not let the balloon go as I [...]

By alfaprima | Posted in Emotional Abuse, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships, Self-Esteem | Also tagged appreciation, attitude change, Emotional Abuse, feelings, happiness, healthy relationships, love, Self-Esteem | Comments (1)

How to Confront People Without Fighting

January 20, 2011 – 10:27 am

It is very common for people to see a mere difference of opinions as a situation where they are pushed to “win.” Winning means imposing their view, convincing the other person of his wrong ways, and having finally the last word. Finally, it becomes a form of control, and a power struggle. How often have [...]

By alfaprima | Posted in Emotional Abuse, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships | Also tagged appreciation, attitude change, conflict, confrontation, critique, feelings, fight, healthy relationships, humiliation, resilience, respect, understanding | Comments (0)

How to Handle Confrontations

January 18, 2011 – 9:43 am

Is it hard for you to handle confrontation? It could be you are fighting with someone, witnessing a fight, or need to tell someone that they’ve upset you – the situation makes your palms sweat, your stomach hurt, or you voice crack. These are all normal reactions, as most confrontations are uncomfortable and anxiety-filled situations. [...]