Stop Wasting Time on Stupid Fights and Bad Communication
Delight in your relationship by avoiding these 2 common mistakes.
Carson: “I can’t believe we’re having this fight again.”
Jamie: “Seriously. All you have to do is talk to me respectfully and we wouldn’t be wasting yet another gorgeous Sunday afternoon fighting.”
Carson: “What? You’re blaming me for this? How on earth am I supposed to respond when you accuse me of disrespecting me? Do you think I’d even be here if I didn’t respect you?”
Jamie: “Funny you bring this up because sometimes I wonder if you even want to be here at all.”
Carson: “Oh my God, this conversation is going around in circles. I don’t even remember what we’re fighting about.”
Jamie: “Me neither.”
I’m a couples therapist who has been helping people save their marriages for thirty years. You mighe wonder how we spend the majority of our time in the office. It’s not uncovering unresolved attachment issues, or dealing with gender differences or infidelity. Of course, I help with these issues, but it’s not how I spend the majority of my time. It’s not even a close second.
The single most common topic we address is repairing and avoiding stupid fights.
