This chapter explores how successful couples navigate conflicts by finding compromises between their core needs and flexible details. It also emphasizes the significance of the initial moments of an argument and the impact of expressing feelings rather than blaming each other.
No matter how much you love your partner, your relationship will never be totally free from disagreement. And nor should it be, say researchers Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman. We actually just need to learn to argue better.
The Gottmans join Dr Laurie Santos to talk us through how to raise complaints with our partners and how to react when they complain about us.