1. CRITICISM.
Attacking your spouse instead of the problem.
2. DEFENSIVENESS.
Making excuses instead of taking responsibility.
3. STONEWALLING.
Shutting down conversations instead of engaging.
4. CONTEMPT.
Being disrespectful, mocking and sarcastic.
5. INTERRUPTING.
Cutting off your spouse in mid sentence and not listening.
6. AVOIDING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS.
Changing the subject when sensitive issues are brought to the fore and pretending they don’t exist.
We need to self reflect, have mutual discussions with our spouses or see a counselor if we are guilty of these patterns in our marriage.
Don’t be the person tolerated in that marriage.
