Managing Conflict in Your Relationship with Couples Pursuit

Conflict is an inevitable and necessary part of a relationship. Where things get complicated is when the conflict is not managed in a healthy, respectful and effective way.

And it happens more often than many of us would like.

Partners in conflict may resort to criticism and attack the character of the other during the conflict, rather than using effective and healthy communication to get to the bottom of the cause of the problem in the relationship.

Unfortunately, when partners approach conflict using the four horsemen (obstruction, defensiveness, criticism, or contempt), it causes them to miss the real point of the conversation. Nothing is resolved, nothing is understood, and the partners walk away feeling even further apart than before.

Because conflict is such an important part of how a relationship develops and functions, I spoke with Couples Pursuit, hosted by Valerie and Vincent Woodard, to dive into the subject of conflict in relationships.

During our conversation, we talked about:

The importance of effective communication Why attacking and criticizing our partner never solves the problem The opposing paths...