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How to Stop Arguing and Actually Solve Your Relationship Problems More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Maria de O Kloppel | permalink
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You're a couple in love. Naturally, you're going to fight once in awhile. However, being frustrated or angry with your partner doesn't have to be destructive, as long as you know how to approach the argument. Relationship Advice I Wish I'd Heard Before Getting Divorced Relationship Advice I Wish I'd Heard Before Getting Divorced Relationship Advice I Wish I'd Heard Before Ge Divorce is never easy, but it's one of those life events that deserves a serious postmortem… Read more Read more
Tags: lovehacker, relationships, communication, feature, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-an-argument-into-a-productive-discussion-1171337265 ^[1]

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How to Stop Your Discussions From Turning Into Arguments More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by ngoodnight | permalink
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If you ever talk over each other, if your discussions have a tendency to turn into arguments or if you feel you are not being heard, then the talking stick is an excellent way to communicate and can save enormous amounts of time, energy and heartache within your relationship.
Tags: how, to, stop, your, discussions, from, turning, into, arguments, healthy, living

For further reading: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sophie-keller/relationship-advice_b_1333163.html ^[2]

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Is there any way to prevent religious debates from turning into a big fight? | A conversation on TED.com More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by julia mcclung | permalink
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People discuss lots of things, politics, sports, anything But when they discuss religious opinions, most of the time, they get all angry and try to win...
Tags: argue,debates,religion
For further reading: http://www.ted.com/conversations/16282/is_there_any_way_to_prevent_re.html ^[3]

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Fight the Good Fight: Turn Spats Into Solutions More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Martha Patterson | permalink
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Six ways to turn spats into solutions.
Tags: fights, arguments, anger, marriage, relationships

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/spats-solutions-fights ^[4]

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How to Keep My Cool in an Argument More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Chad Brophy | permalink
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All relationships have their ups and downs, and arguments are bound to occur. How you handle the argument effects the aftermath. You can apologize, but you can't take back something you said ...

For further reading: http://datingtips.match.com/keep-cool-argument-13196886.html ^[5]

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Difficult Conversations: 9 Common Mistakes More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Michael Ash | permalink
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A whimsical, practical look at what derails us.

For further reading: https://hbr.org/2010/10/difficult-conversations-9-common-mistakes ^[6]

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1. http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-an-argument-into-a-productive-discussion-1171337265

2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sophie-keller/relationship-advice_b_1333163.html

3. http://www.ted.com/conversations/16282/is_there_any_way_to_prevent_re.html

4. http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/spats-solutions-fights

5. http://datingtips.match.com/keep-cool-argument-13196886.html

6. https://hbr.org/2010/10/difficult-conversations-9-common-mistakes