You never fully come to a conclusion – you never reach a solution – as to how you’ll avoid having the same fights in the future. You just know you’ll have them again and again. Here are micro fights every married couple has.
“Hey, before you get mad about this, remember how last weekend I picked up your parents from the airport and stopped with them to get lunch because you weren’t feeling well?” Grrr. Yes, you remember. But it’s quite manipulative of him to bring that up, when you’re trying to talk about the fact that his friends are super disrespectful of your home when they come over. What does one thing have to do with the other?
Even after both parties have said everything is good, they double and triple check that everything is good. They do not attempt to move on with their day until they’re certain everyone feels at peace (they know that leaving any unresolved feelings lingering will mean this fight will return).
Every couple fights, but what you fight about says a lot about the future of your relationship. The truth is that, internally, we are all a bit petty. We can all become jealous when there’s no reason to be, we can become easily irritated at little flaws and quirks that our partners can’t help, and […]
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