Fighting Fair: How to Argue Without Destroying Trust
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Conflict is inevitable in every relationship, but being combative is optional. In this episode of Marriage with Jim and Teresa, we share practical skills for fighting fair so conflict becomes a tool, not a threat. Learn how to spot red flags like stonewalling, name-calling, contempt, and scorekeeping and replace them with healthy habits. Whether you’re dating, engaged, or married, this conversation will help you handle disagreements without destroying trust, intimacy, or respect.
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Chapters
1. Fighting Fair: How to Argue Without Destroying Trust (00:00:00)
2. Embrace Conflict (00:03:15)
3. Show a Little L.U.V. (00:12:30)
4. Is Conflict a tool or a threat? (00:17:50)
5. Rules for Fighting Fair (00:22:40)
6. Stonewalling, Silent Treatment & other red flags in conflict (00:37:20)
7. Weaponizing vulnerability (00:48:15)
8. How to set conflict ground rules (00:59:10)
6 episodes