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Bring up everything they’ve ever done wrong.

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When you’re arguing with your forever person, it can be frustrating, but it’s never scary. You never stop to wonder whether the disagreement is going to end your relationship because you know that’s not the case. You are confident the two of you can get through anything.

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When arguments are done right, they’re actually healthy. They allow you to get your emotions out in the open. They allow your person to hear your side, to see your perspective.

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You aren’t supposed to text your ex to meet up with them. You aren’t supposed to log back onto Tinder. You aren’t supposed to hit on the first person who catches your eye at the bar.

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All couples argue. Happy couples argue well.

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Couples in unhappy marriages tend to underestimate the number of positive interactions in their marriage by 50%.

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How you and your partner fight directly influences how emotionally connected and passionate your relationship is.

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I’m suggesting men must do what men often do best: set goals and create a plan to achieve them.

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Often times, ladies, men seem to be distracting you from your concerns. To the contrary, they are engaged at a high level: they are negotiating an answer.

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Refuses to open up to you and tell you why he’s feeling the way that he feels.