Showing posts with label Resolve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Resolve. Show all posts

Friday, 19 August 2016

How to Resolve Those Stupid (but Heated) Fights With Your Partner

The easiest way to end an argument might be to jump into a time machine, suggests a new study from the University of Waterloo.

You won't use this machine to go back in time to stop the fight from happening (although, wouldn’t that be nice). Instead, you’ll use it to look into the future.

The researchers asked more than 500 people to think about an unresolved conflict between themselves and a partner or close friend.

The particpants who imagined how they would feel about the spat in one year were more likely to reinterpret the conflict, be more forgiving, and avoid assigning blame than those who thought about how the conflict made them feel today. It changed their perspective.

Sunday, 12 April 2015

4 Steps to Resolve Any Fight with Her (and Get Straight to the Makeup Sex)

It’s not shared hobbies or amazing sex that make a relationship great—although those don’t hurt.

It’s how you and your partner fight, says Wendy Walsh, Ph.D., founder of relationship resource site AskALoveGuru.com.

“Conflict is normal,” Walsh says. If you can resolve spats before they turn into blowups, the friction can bring the two of you closer together rather than tear you apart.

Plus, sparring could save your life: A recent University of Michigan study finds that spouses who suppress their anger die earlier than those who argue regularly.

Here’s your plan to defuse any fight and get straight to the fun part: makeup sex.