How to Keep a Discussion From Turning Into A Fight

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Tip 1 - How to Stop Arguing and Actually Solve Your Relationship Problems

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Maria de O Kloppel | permalink

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

Tip 2 - How to Stop Your Discussions From Turning Into Arguments

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by ngoodnight | permalink

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]

Tip 3 - Is there any way to prevent religious debates from turning into a big fight? | A conversation on TED.com

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by julia mcclung | permalink

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]

Tip 4 - Fight the Good Fight: Turn Spats Into Solutions

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Martha Patterson | permalink

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]

Tip 5 - How to Keep My Cool in an Argument

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Chad Brophy | permalink

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 ...

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