Why Your Relationships Don’t Last — Conflict Avoided is Conflict Delayed
The Most Important Lesson I’ve Learnt with My Girlfriend Applies to All Relationships
Conflicts arise the moment there is a disconnect between your beliefs and your partner’s.
Which is a very common thing. Two different individuals will rarely share the same beliefs about everything. But the problem occurs when we overlook these disconnects as a means to avoid the conflict that ensues and end up doing more harm than good.
“Conflict avoided is conflict delayed and magnified.”
—Jordan Peterson
Don’t Nuke Your Relationships
A long-lasting relationship, romantic or otherwise, is built on the foundation of free communication. What do I mean by “free” communication?
It means I should be able to convey my feelings to my partner without any fear of judgment and the same goes for her. When people sense they are being judged, they put their guard up and stop explaining the things that pain them.
