Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 week agoThe Hidden Cost of Avoiding Hard Conversations
Avoiding difficult conversations damages relationships and creates emotional distance, compounding issues over time.
For many men in modern heterosexual marriages, the tendency to become quiet and withdraw during conflict is born out of a well-intended desire to focus on the positive, a propensity towards not wanting to escalate things further or increase the discord with their spouse. For others, it's an involuntary reaction to stress, a logical form of damage control that nature has hardwired into you and Dr. Gottman's research supports this.