By Jamie C. Williamson, PhD You can be “right”, or you can stay happily married. That doesn’t mean you must be a doormat if you want to stay happily married. Instead, you can accept that there is no objective reality in a relationship. There are two subjective realities – in your reality, you’re right and
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4 Easy Steps to Coping with Perpetual Marital Conflict
By Jamie C. Williamson, PhD Most marital conflict is unsolvable. In fact, according to renowned relationship researcher John Gottman, 69% of marital conflicts are perpetual problems that couples will never resolve. Only 31% of the problems in marriage are solvable. This is true for both happy couples and unhappy couples. So, it is not the
Effective Apologies Turn Conflict Aftermath into Healing Afterglow
By Jamie C. Williamson, PhD I’ve said it a thousand times, but people still don’t believe me. Conflict can actually be good for your relationship. Conflict can lead to greater understanding. Conflict can clarify similarities, differences, and preferences. Conflict can help couples learn how to deal with future conflict. And, perhaps most importantly, conflict can
