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Marriage Tips - What to Do When You Disagree With Someone You Love

Disagreements and conflicts are common among marriages.
All of us grew up with different backgrounds, values, cultures and experiences, so it is only natural that we differ in opinions and perceptions.
What is more important is how we deal with situations when disagreements happen between us and our spouse, i.
e.
the person we love.
Use these great tips for the benefit of your marriage in the long run, as to what to do when you disagree with that someone you love.
1.
List 5 things you love about your spouse, daily.
Try this, list down 5 things you love about your spouse every day.
It may be challenging initially, especially after a heated head-to-head disagreements.
However if you persist and keep doing it, you will soon see your spouse in a different light.
You may realize that your relationship with your spouse improves over a period of time, and the disagreements you have originally seems to be so insignificant after all.
2.
Empathy is important.
Try putting yourself into the shoes of your spouse.
Purposefully attempt to see and feel things the way he does.
Appreciate the fact that individually we react or response differently due to our diverse upbringing and background.
Empathizing with him does not mean losing yourself or having to agree with him, nor does it mean giving him sympathy or pity.
It is about giving him an opportunity to express, and to comprehend the way he thinks.
Discuss about it and work on a compromised solution.
3.
Communicate with your spouse respectfully.
Talk to your spouse about the matter involved.
Let your spouse know that his or her opinion matters to you.
Tell him that he or she is important to you.
It is important to hear your spouse out with an open mind and try to understand him or her emphatically.
Thereafter you may share your side of the story, and then work towards a solution when both agree upon.
4.
Appreciate what your spouse has done for you and the family.
Have you ever taken time to take note of what he has done for you and the family? Or have you been taking your spouse for granted, without realizing it? Many a times due to the constant pressure from the daily demands of life, we have taken things for granted.
We have forgotten how blessed we are, how much our spouse has done for us.
I would therefore suggest you start taking note of what he is done right, instead of focusing on the negatives too often.
Try these little tips on a daily basis.
Having disagreements with your love ones does not have to be disastrous if handled maturely and properly.
It can in fact bring the two of you even closer as in the process of working out for solutions, you learn to appreciate and understand each other better.
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