Home is difficult to enjoy if you are always worried about the next fight, or the one you walked away from in the morning. Your family needs you to learn how to handle conflict well. Here are six steps toward resolving couple conflict offered by The Marriage Course:
1. Find the best time to face each other.
2. Identify the issue you want to find a solution to.
3. Discuss the issue rather than attack each other. Avoid labeling: “You always…” or “You never…” Rather use, “I feel… when you…”
4. Work out possible solutions.
5. Decide on the best solution for now and try it out. If it works…great.
6. Be prepared to re-evaluate.
Most couples argue about money as a presenting issue in their day to day relationship. No matter what you are in an all out battle of words or caught in a cold-war you owe it to yourselves to continue learning new ways of fighting fair. The Marriage Course, www.themarriagecourse.org can be a great course for building your marriage and improving your relationship. The website will help you locate a course close to you.
