Well, just about every couple disagrees from time to time. How do you handle it? Is there a right way? Is there a wrong way? It’s not really the argument that matters – it’s how you deal with it as a couple. Every marriage is different and so are all of the solutions that come with tackling the problems that plague every couple. There are a lot of great resources on dealing with disagreements in marriage, but there is no “blanket technique” that will work for everybody. So, to get a wide variety of answers and options for you, our amazing readers, we thought we’d poll – well – each other! No marriage is perfect, including those of the Dating Divas! I posed one question to my fellow Divas: “How do you handle disagreements in your marriage?” The responses ranged from brilliant, to hilarious, to thought-provoking! It is fun to see that even we Divas have things to work through in our marriages, and it is inspiring to see their awesome examples in their everyday relationships. However, we aren’t experts, and have never claimed to be. After we share the Divas must-do tips on dealing with disagreements, we’ll share some of our top tips from relationship experts, too!
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. I first heard this story from Dieter F. Uchtdorf a few years ago, and it has stayed with me ever since! “I am reminded of a story about a couple who had been married for 60 years. They had rarely argued during that time, and their days together passed in happiness and contentment. They shared everything and had no secrets between them—except one. The wife had a box that she kept at the top of a sideboard, and she told her husband when they were married that he should never look inside. As the decades passed, the moment came that her husband took the box down and asked if he could finally know what it contained. The wife consented, and he opened it to discover two doilies and $25,000. When he asked his wife what this meant, she responded, ‘When we were married, my mother told me that whenever I was angry with you or whenever you said or did something I didn’t like, I should knit a small doily and then talk things through with you.’ The husband was moved to tears by this sweet story. He marveled that during 60 years of marriage he had only disturbed his wife enough for her to knit two doilies. Feeling extremely good about himself, he took his wife’s hand and said, ‘That explains the doilies, but what about the $25,000?’ His wife smiled sweetly and said, ‘That’s the money I got from selling all the doilies I’ve knitted over the years.’”
Handling Disagreements in Marriage – From The Dating Divas! It’s good to have some “go-to” tips in your back pocket in case an argument arises. Here are some tactics that are tried-and-true Diva approved!
