Negotiation

What are some healthy ways to negotiate in your marriage?

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Episode Transcript

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Ignore it and it will go away. Is that your philosophy?
If so, your relationships will never be authentic.

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Doctor Gary Chapman with the Love language minute.

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In healthy relationships, people must talk about the things that
irritate them. They must seek to negotiate solutions which will
respect their differences. Put your head in the sand and
your problem will get worse. Speak the truth in love
and you can resolve your problems. Don't change the subject.
When your spouse brings up a topic that you think

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will start an argument. Simply ask, do you want us
to share our ideas and look for a solution? If so,
I'm willing to talk. If we are simply going to argue,
I don't have the energy to do that. If we
can respect each other's thoughts, I think we can find
an answer. This is the way to build healthy relationships.

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Doctor Gary Chapman is the author of The Five Love Languages.
For more, visit five Love Languages. Com.