Family Life
The Marriage Garden
Dealing with Conflict in Marriage

All marriages – even the very best of marriages – have conflict. That is a normal part of having two people work out a life together. But there are good ways to work out differences – and there are bad ways.

Learn to live with things that cannot change. You may wish that your partner was different in many ways. Some of those things simply cannot change. Learn to accept that. Be glad that you can bring to your partnership some qualities that your partner does not have. Be glad that your partner can bring qualities that you do not have.

Start a relationship discussion at a time when you want to strengthen your relationship. If you are feeling angry or tired and want to correct or hurt your partner, it is not a good time to start a discussion. If your partner is tired or frustrated, save the discussion until later.

Many relationship discussions get started late at night when both partners are tired. We shouldn’t let our tiredness be our message. Save the discussion until you are rested.

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