This blog post equips you to deal with conflict in relationships – something that is guaranteed to happen. We give you both the tools and the language to approach difficult conversations while still maintaining the peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What some people don\u2019t realize is that working through those difficult moments can often bring you closer to the one you love. It\u2019s important to know how your partner handles anger, loss, grief, disappointment, and more. You\u2019re building a life with this person. While you won\u2019t know everything before saying \u201cI do,\u201d you don\u2019t want to enter marriage wearing rose-colored glasses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are a few things you can do to navigate healthy conflict in your relationship\u2014and in your future marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No extreme should be taken when navigating conflict. You shouldn\u2019t sweep things under the rug, but you also shouldn\u2019t nitpick to the point where everything your spouse does feels wrong and you constantly feel the need to correct them. Your spouse is not a child, so don\u2019t speak to them like one. It\u2019s disheartening to see couples speak to each other with disrespect. Remember, your spouse is made in the image of God\u2014be mindful of how you speak to His son or daughter. God desires for the two of you to become one, and in that process of merging, you will occasionally bump heads. That doesn\u2019t mean something is wrong; it simply means you\u2019re learning how to be, as the Bible says, \u201con one accord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n