Do all married couples fight?

Here's How Successful Couples Do It Differently. There's an ... All couples argue, but it's the way they argue that determines if their relationship will go the distance. ... Arguments generally end the same way they began, said Bonnie Ray Kennan, a marriage and family therapist based in Southern California. read more

Good: Happy stable couples get angry all the time. "Anger". Anger is not a negative, but the *escalation* of anger is a predictor of divorce. All couples have irreconcilable differences. All couples disagree/argue about the same issues: money, kids, sex, others, time. read more

"Couples in satisfying long-term relationships are able to remember that, no matter how angry they may be, life will continue after today," said Stark. "Because of that, they don’t want to do lasting damage. read more

Better marriage advice: All married folks have conflicts, but conflict means there's differences that need to be resolved, not argument. All couples from time to time experience conflicts, that is, pulls in opposing directions, between what one wants or does and what the other would prefer. read more