Most people struggle to manage their stresses in marriage effectively. And unmanaged stress in one spouse usually escalates stress in the other. But reactions can be complex.
Communication Struggles
Resolving conflict healthily honors marriage and keeps the marriage bed pure. Praying with your spouse leads to emotional safety, which encourages sexual intimacy.
Avoiding conflict in marriage isn’t fair to yourself or your spouse. Learning to embrace and resolve conflict healthily leads to a better marriage.
There’s not necessarily any one right way to handle and resolve conflict – but, be assured that there are some mindsets, behaviors and attitudes you should avoid in this area of your marriage.
Healthy conflict can facilitate communication, understanding, trust and respect if we choose to manage our differences and disagreements in nourishing ways.
Validation is safely allowing your spouse to share his or her thoughts and feelings. The message is that it’s okay to think and feel the way he or she does.
Couples often find themselves in avoidable conflict. But how can you avoid it?
Before you can begin to talk over the conflict like reasonable, loving adults, you have to pry your closed hearts open again.
Conflict is inevitable in marriage and can create damage or discovery — we choose which it will be. Discovery means learning new ideas, approaches and solutions if we fight together for our marriage.
When talk between spouses seems shallow to them, what’s missing? How can you help a couple have better communication in marriage?
I’ve yet to meet a married couple who didn’t struggle with unspoken expectations. By learning to talk about expectations in your marriage, you can begin to establish a more satisfying relationship.
When ADHD and marriage go together, you can face repeating conflict patterns. But you can lessen those patterns and strengthen your marriage.
Don’t fear the conflict in your marriage. Conflict is actually a key component of communication. Use it to the benefit of your marriage.
If you’re having difficulty initiating conversations with your spouse, these 10 tips might make the process easier.
A thriving marriage requires two spouses who are good at giving apologies that reflect personal responsibility.
Six ideas for starting conversations with reluctant teens
Learn how to recognize the reasons for anger, and whether it’s appropriate or not.
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Relationships are like a dance. Communication takes effort, but with practice, each of us can be a safe place for our loved one’s tender needs.
