Why Fighting With Your Spouse Might Save Your MarriageThis guest article from YourTango was written by Jacqueline Marshall.

If you rarely fight with your spouse, Dr. John Gottman would consider your marriage to be an unstable union. His research indicates that strong marriages require a certain amount of negativity — too much harmony between couples leads to relation-stagnation.

Throwing in the hot pepper of an occasional argument creates a partnership that is dynamic and far more interesting.

How much conflict is just right? Let’s find out…

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