Conflict Avoidance: The Hidden Damage of Not Fighting
She describes the relationship as peaceful. They don’t fight. He’s easygoing. Things are generally smooth. But when pressed, she says she stopped bringing up the...
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She describes the relationship as peaceful. They don’t fight. He’s easygoing. Things are generally smooth. But when pressed, she says she stopped bringing up the...
Read Article →Think about what you do when you’re not sure where you stand with your partner , when there’s been some distance, or a conversation that...
Read Article →Your partner mentions someone from work , someone new, apparently funny, apparently someone they had lunch with today. You felt it immediately. That specific tightening...
Read Article →You love your partner. You’re pretty sure you love your partner. But then again, are you sure? How would you know what sure feels like?...
Read Article →Your partner glances up from their phone and says, “Look at that bird.” You’re in the middle of something , email, a show, your own...
Read Article →You’re out of it now, or you’re almost out, or you’re trying to figure out how to get out. And you keep running into the...
Read Article →You bring something up with your partner , something that bothered you, something that happened between you. And by the end of the conversation, you’re...
Read Article →You meet someone and things go well , genuinely well, the kind of connection that doesn’t happen all the time. And then, around the point...
Read Article →You’ve spent the last forty-five minutes managing your partner’s feelings about something that happened to them at work. You’ve gone over it from every angle,...
Read Article →You’re in a good relationship. Your partner is kind, there’s no real reason to worry, and most of the evidence suggests things are fine. But...
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