How To Argue So Your Spouse Will Listen
6 Principles for Turning Arguments into Conversations
- Marriage, Family & Relationships
- Publisher: W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2007
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Publisher's Description
If you are a couple, you've most likely had an argument. Big or small, it can ruin your day and, even worse, your relationship. Dr. Sharon Morris May says, "It's not how similar you are or even your level of conflict that determines your marital success but how you deal with your emotions, vulnerabilities, and dragons when you argue." Dr. Sharon views conflict through the lens of the attachment theory, helping us understand: why we argue, how we argue, and how to unravel our arguments. She helps us identify what's really going on in our brains and body when we argue, the cycles we get stuck in, the emotions fueling the cycles, and then helps us to argue in more considerate and connecting ways. She also offers six practical principles that help turn arguments into conversations: Establish a Safe Haven Comfort Dragons Get Inside Emotions Learn How to Complain Learn How to Apologize Bookend it with Good Times Learning how to argue so your spouse will listen will change your marriage and change your life!
Endorsements (3)
“So many of our reactions are wired into our unhealthy beliefs, and we hurt the ones we love without meaning to. For years Dr. Sharon Morris May has offered couples a safe way to argue that moves them toward intimacy instead of isolation and loneliness. In How to Argue So Your Spouse Will Listen she gives us the reason why we argue and how to break the destructive cycle. You’ll find great insights and lots of practical help for the day-to-day communications with your mate. If you’re married, you need this book!”
Dr. Gary Smalley
“If you’re married and you never argue, you don’t need this book. You need a book on denial. For everyone else, Dr. Morris May is recommended reading.”
“Without a doubt, How to Argue So Your Spouse Will Listen is by far the best book on the topic of marital discord I have ever come across. Dr. Sharon Morris May (who also happens to be my daughter) has excelled at opening up a whole new way of viewing our marital disagreements. Just like those time-lapse movies that depict the beautiful unfolding of a gorgeous bouquet of flowers, this book unfolds the benefits of healthy arguments. It presents a positive perspective on what otherwise can devastate marriages and offers very effective tools that couples can easily apply. This book, unlike any other I have encountered, offers hope to the most troubled of marriages.”
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