From: The Washington Post
These Science-based Tips Can Help You Manage Conflicts in Relationships
Conflicts are inevitable even in the most loving of relationships.
Goals, needs and interests will differ on matters great and small — parenting styles, delegation of chores, whether the toilet seat should be up.
Contrary to popular belief, though, conflicts in and of themselves are not a sign that there’s something wrong with the relationship, experts say.
If managed well, conflicts provide “the opportunity to enhance and grow in our relationships,” said Nickola Overall, a professor of psychology at the University of Auckland specializing in the science of relationships.
“It’s not about conflict resolution,” since many problems that couples fight about may never fully go away, but about “conflict management,” said Julie Gottman, who researches relationships along with her husband, John Gottman.
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