Fighting/Arguments

@missa405 (290)
Canada
November 24, 2008 1:38pm CST
I've heard from doctors and psychologists on TV that it is healthy to fight with your partner. My boyfriend and I don't really fight or argue about anything, and I was wondering if it is true that fights are healthy. Do you think your relationship is stronger or better because you argue with your partner once in awhile? Can you have a happy relationship without fighting and still be close?
8 responses
@zshornick (113)
• United States
24 Nov 08
My relationships have always had fights, but that's because I'm stubborn and opinionated and I tend to date stubborn and opinionated women. And relationships are compromises that must be fought over (or not). I agree that it is healthy to have fights and arguments as long as the aren't violent, but I also don't think it is unhealthy not to fight just so long as you are both open and communicative with each other. If you're on the same page, then there's no need to fight or argue. But if one or both of you are bottling things up, that is not healthy and I think leads to the end of relationships.
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@missa405 (290)
• Canada
24 Nov 08
I agree, bottling things up just causes more damage than just speaking your mind(at an appropriate time of course!).
• United States
24 Nov 08
It's not really about fighting so much as it is about debating. When you debate someone, you learn more about yourself and the other person. If the debate turns into a fight, there's something wrong. Happy MyLotting!
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@missa405 (290)
• Canada
24 Nov 08
That makes sense, thanks. I debate a lot but we're both pretty easy-going.
@Nhey16 (2518)
• Philippines
27 Nov 08
maybe it's a ways of knowing who your partner is. by arguing you learn about his characteristics, and by then, you will also learn how to deal with him. Before I met my husband, he and his ex-gf, as he told me, they have never argued about anything, he says it was odd, coz he doesn't really know who his partner is...
@missa405 (290)
• Canada
10 Dec 08
You make a good point here. My boyfriend and I sometimes have a little bump in the road but I would never consider these as fights or arguments. I have learned a lot about him by looking at the way he reacts to certain situations.
@vanonas (949)
• United States
7 Dec 08
I think you can be fine without fighting. I wish my boyfriend never fought, but it's life and people aren't the same and will have different views on things that will cause some arguements.
• Malaysia
24 Nov 08
I think its normal for a couple to fight and keep arguing each other..but its good too for a couple which do not fight each other..evrythings are depend to the couple to make a good decision..
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@sinedox (16)
• United States
27 Nov 08
I personally think everyone at some point fights, but just because you don't doesnt mean there is anything wrong with you or your relationship. I had a guy that I wa kind of dating and we were just being with each other csually for 3 years, we never fought one time. That made it very enjoyable to be togther. However I would not marry him, even when he asked because if we didnt fight, I couldn't imagine how our first fight would be, I felt we were too compatible. Thus I have found a new love and even if we fight, the makes up's are far sweeter and worth all the turbulence. ** So all in all, there is nothing wrong with not fighting, every couple and relationship is always going to be different.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
9 Dec 08
the paradox of things, right? we love peace but I guess too much of that isn't healthy either.
@rrowenaa (834)
• Philippines
27 Nov 08
i would say that little fight in a relationship makes it more lively and healthy. coz you get to talk to each other, explain what went wrong and make up to a sweet solution to keep the relationship stronger.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
5 Dec 08
i don't want fights. Rather, i want to resolve issues and not not just shrug it off like nothing happened. Sometimes, discussions turn into heated debates but we both try to calm down to be less emotional. My boyfriend barely tries to resolve issues. He just goes silent but the issues only pile up and gets brought-up in the future. So I do the 'heating-up', and he extinguishes it. That way, we arrive at terms that benefit both of us.