Tami and Eric Taylor from Friday Night Lights make up one of my favorite TV couples - they're probably the most realistic couple on television today.
My favorite part about their relationship, though, is the way they fight. Check out this clip (contains mention of a major end-of-the-first-season event) to see how they work together.
She proposes a situation and he lets her talk; when he refuses, she asserts her position and brings up reasons for why she's brought it up. Both of them listen and respond fairly to each other without resorting to low blows and name calling, yelling or throwing large objects at each other. I'd say the way they disagree is a good representation of how couples should fight.
Do you fight fairly or do you get caught up in the heat of the moment?
If we fought fairly, it wouldn't be the heat of the moment. :]
And for someone with no love life, I sure seem to love this Datingish thing. What with all the reading and commenting and whatnot. I'm an Ishing-whore, I guess. If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em! And if ya can't join 'em, spam!
For the most part yes...but you know...we all have our 'moments'
I have my "moments," as do everyone else. But for the most part, I try to be fair and listen to their side of the argument because they may have a point and I don't know what's completely going on in their head
So I guess I do fight fairly </3
Disagreements are usually settled over a session of Guitar Hero. Winner takes all.
Except when the disagreements are about Guitar Hero.
Then we play Rock Band.
Relatively speaking, I fight very fair.
You get so much more accomplished if you fight fair. I always try to not let my emotions get the best of me. Like they say, crying never solves anything.
my arguments start out that way, but the second he got up and walked out the door, thats when objects start flying. hahaha jk. i do try not to let my emotions get a hold of me, but i can't handle it when someone turns around and walks away from me, or refuses to talk about something. i thought the girl in the clip was fine, but the guy refused to listen and walked away! i dont think thats how couples should fight.
set apart from the pack...
I always 'fight fair'. This is because I do not desire to fight, or to have strife in a relationship. However, based on my experience, and that of many, many others I have spoken to or witnessed, and the above comments that is not the case with most women in America.
"If we fought fairly, it wouldn't be the heat of the moment."
"For the most part yes...but you know...we all have our moments."
"I have my "moments," as do everyone else."
-Come on.
I believe that most women secretly like arguing. Maybe this is because they just like drama, or the adrenaline rush that comes with fighting, or perhaps it is because they have become so adept at using their tonguesss so quickly. Although I think a lot of fights in relationships today start because women are subtly trying to compete with the man for dominance in the relationship.
But I think this is in large part because women just don't want to lose the argument, especially to a man. Which then makes it difficult to care about the truth and getting to the heart of the matter & resolve the dispute if you're only interested in winning the argument no matter what.
how couples fight says a lot about their relationship. cursing and getting violent would be a deal breaker for me. see ya
We don't fight fair. My partner and I are both white-flame type angry people. We tend to put up with things until we literally can't take it anymore. Somethings we can talk about... but other things we both just sit on until it explodes. Then yeah, it's pretty much all out warfare to clear the air with both of us feeling hard done by and annoyed and self righteous...
I'm not saying it's the best thing to do, and we are trying to solve it. I think the main thing is that we don't fight often. We do try not to let things get that far. But when it does get to that stage, neither of us are fair.
all's fair in love and war. The only rule is you can't use the past dirt for the present argument.
Probably not!
Every couple has their own style of fighting that works for them. Some are very fair, level headed "discussers" and some are passionate name calling yelling the plaster off the walls "fighters" and I think that if something works for you, who cares if it's not considered fair or nice? As long as both parties feel comfortable.
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If we fought fairly, it wouldn't be the heat of the moment. :]
And for someone with no love life, I sure seem to love this Datingish thing. What with all the reading and commenting and whatnot. I'm an Ishing-whore, I guess. If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em! And if ya can't join 'em, spam!
For the most part yes...but you know...we all have our 'moments'
I have my "moments," as do everyone else. But for the most part, I try to be fair and listen to their side of the argument because they may have a point and I don't know what's completely going on in their head
So I guess I do fight fairly
</3
Disagreements are usually settled over a session of Guitar Hero. Winner takes all.
Except when the disagreements are about Guitar Hero.
Then we play Rock Band.
Relatively speaking, I fight very fair.
You get so much more accomplished if you fight fair. I always try to not let my emotions get the best of me. Like they say, crying never solves anything.
my arguments start out that way, but the second he got up and walked out the door, thats when objects start flying. hahaha jk. i do try not to let my emotions get a hold of me, but i can't handle it when someone turns around and walks away from me, or refuses to talk about something. i thought the girl in the clip was fine, but the guy refused to listen and walked away! i dont think thats how couples should fight.
how couples fight says a lot about their relationship. cursing and getting violent would be a deal breaker for me. see ya
We don't fight fair. My partner and I are both white-flame type angry people. We tend to put up with things until we literally can't take it anymore. Somethings we can talk about... but other things we both just sit on until it explodes. Then yeah, it's pretty much all out warfare to clear the air with both of us feeling hard done by and annoyed and self righteous...
I'm not saying it's the best thing to do, and we are trying to solve it. I think the main thing is that we don't fight often. We do try not to let things get that far. But when it does get to that stage, neither of us are fair.
all's fair in love and war. The only rule is you can't use the past dirt for the present argument.
Probably not!
Every couple has their own style of fighting that works for them. Some are very fair, level headed "discussers" and some are passionate name calling yelling the plaster off the walls "fighters" and I think that if something works for you, who cares if it's not considered fair or nice? As long as both parties feel comfortable.