♥ FIGHT & ARGUING
13 Aug 2010, 4:01 pm
A relationship will always involve discussions and disagreements.
It should NOT involve yelling and screaming, and any amount of physical abuse is too much!
Learn how to deal with anger and conflict without losing control.
1. Don´t let yourself get sucked into the angry situation. If your partner is kicking a chair or something, let him vent. Don't try to discuss issues with someone who has lost control. Wait until after things have calmed down before you start to talk about it. Venting is NOT healthy - have your partner read some of my other tips on how to deal with anger in a healthy manner.
2. Something that really makes angry people even angrier is if they feel their emotion is being dismissed or not paid attention to. Let your partner know that yes, you KNOW he/she is angry, and that you will work together to find a way to solve the problem. The solving process does NOT need to involve anger, though. This can be hard for someone to understand if they grew up in a family where this was the normal way to deal with anger. So it might take a while for your partner to learn a more healthy approach. It's worth it though, because anger is a very destructive emotion.
3. Sometimes people get really angry because they are convinced you don´t understand them "at all". Listen to what they are saying and find *something* that you can agree with the person on. That will help show the person that yes, you are listening, and yes, you are trying to understand. And really, do try to understand. You may not AGREE with what they say, but hopefully you can at least, in some way, understand why THEY choose to feel the way they do.
4. When he gets angry just walk away for atleast 15 minutes, then come back to him, because if he is till mad, he is not thinking things over so let him be. Then you can go up ot him and talk things through, he will be must calmer by that time.
5. Probably the most important thing in dealing with an angry partner is to keep your OWN cool. If both of you get riled up, it´s only going to make things worse. Talk calmly and quietly to the person. Yelling is not healthy in a relationship, it means you've lost control. Put off the discussion until you both can be in control and discuss the issue.
6. If your partner is mad at you, listen to him/her and look at it from their point of view. If they become restless, go up to them and put your arms around him/her (DON"T HURT) be gentle and kiss. It let's them know that everything is ok. If they try to push away so terrible then let go and stare at them with puppydog eyes. If the resistance is low, readjust your grip and keep kissing, the restlessness should be gone and they'll kiss you back.
7. Nothing makes an irritable mate feel like more of an jerk than, when things start getting heated, to remind him/her calmly that "Hey, we're on the same team." It's a very unifying statement and a real reminder to them that your mutual goal is still to make each other happy and that you want to be working TOGETHER as a team towards a resolution, not against one another.
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well...it's just a little sharing ^^
hope it will be benefit to u all..
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