According to the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education, the number one predecessor of divorce is avoiding conflict. Strong relationships are more immune to divorce because the couple handles conflict in a healthy, constructive … [Read more...]
How to Confront People Without Fighting
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 … [Read more...]
Can you fight with love?
It’s difficult to escape popular understandings about fighting with other people, even loved ones. Do you remember the old clichés? “Fight fire with fire” “The best defense is a good attack” Most of your experiences teach you to respond to … [Read more...]
Couple disputes are a shield against intimacy
Intimacy refers to the degree in which you need emotional closeness with your partner. It can be terrifying to really reflect on the emotional needs for dependency we humans have, and how do we satisfy or frustrate those needs...If it is true that we … [Read more...]
Do you have a plan for your own life?
There are two ways of doing life: a) Living life as it happens, in a naive way, adapting yourself to what life dishes out to you ( as the facts of family of origin; level of poverty/wealth; educational possibilities; personal health, etc), being … [Read more...]
