How to Avoid Conflict

Conflict is part of everyday life and can range from a small disagreement at the office to yelling at a not so conscientious driver. Although we tend to get over many small conflicts pretty well, when conflict arises in our personal lives and relationships it is can be much harder to deal with.

Instructions

Bite your tongue rather than say something harsh in the heat of the moment that you don't mean. Remember the old adage, if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all. Sometimes, during an argument is not the right time to try to make your point.

Be willing to listen because sometimes that is the easiest way to resolve a conflict. Let your loved one express her feelings to you. You cannot fight feelings and feelings are not wrong. You cannot change the way that a person feels but you can acknowledge her feelings and try to understand them.

Set boundaries because everyone needs those no matter how close the relationship may be. Respect each other's privacy and space. Not everything involving your significant other is your business. Sure, you share a lot but it is not a necessity to know everything that he does at every moment. it is not fair and will surely lead to conflict when those boundaries are not respected.

Be grateful and don't take your significant other for granted. Thank her for all that she does. Let him know that you appreciate him keeping things fixed around the house. Thank her for cooking dinner, doing the laundry and doing a great job with the kids. All of those nice things that you enjoy should not be handled as the significant other doing her duty. Just say thanks every once in a while for his being the person that he is.

Don't overreact to an overreact to an already volatile situation, particularly when the other person may be seeking a confrontation. Don't fall into negative behaviors. Keep a cool head and think things out before reacting. Ask yourself if it is worth the fight. Don't react in a way that you will have to apologize for later.

Don't go into a relationship with thoughts of changing the other person. Accept that person for who and what he is and love him for that or simply go your separate ways. Going into a relationship situation with the thought of changing someone to what you want him to be will be a sure cause of stress and conflict.

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