Do’s and Don’t while arguing with partner 🍵🌿.

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📒Notes:

When arguing with your significant other, you should avoid:

Yelling: Yelling can make your partner feel scared or attacked, and can lead to a breakdown in the conversation.

Name-calling: Name-calling is not respectful.

Interrupting: Interrupting your partner can prevent them from being heard.

Blaming: Don't let your partner blame you or outside circumstances for something they caused.

Using the "four horsemen": These are communication habits that can damage a relationship, including criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling, and contempt.

Staying at the surface level: If you're just discussing the surface level of an issue, you're likely to keep going around in circles.

Here are some things you can do to have a healthier argument:

Pause before you speak: Count to three before you speak to avoid saying something hurtful.

Take time apart to cool off: It's ideal to take some time apart to cool off, but it's still important to end on a positive note.

Understand each other's perspectives: Try to understand your partner's point of view.

Agree to disagree: It's okay to agree to disagree.

Validate: If you make a mistake, own up to it and fix it