Every relationship has its fair share of fighting and arguing. Even the rosiest of relationships sometimes hit a rough patch. For some people, fighting may be a sign of intimacy. For others, it may be the vocabulary spoken by the family — that’s how they …
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A nice, succinct, video which explains with no jargon how certain relationships survive with – maybe even because of – constant arguments. My own parents were like this. Both had been brought up not to discuss a lot of issues openly, which may have been a factor BUT they were together for life, and had supported one another in trying times I have never faced. The problem – for others, including my brother and I and our significant others, was they became oblivious to how this constant harangue fell on the ears of others. It was exhausting. I also note with great fear that sometimes I seem to be emulating my mom – getting too shrill, and rue it.