It’s not what we are arguing about that matters, it’s how we are arguing. An argument can be productive and constructive or destructive. There are 4 behaviours that can be damaging in conflict - Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, Stonewalling and being able to identify these four Horsemen within your conflict is the first step to stopping them and replacing them with healthier and more productive communication.Dr Marisa T. Cohen is the In-House Relationship Expert for Paired, an app designed to enhance communication between partners and help them learn more about their relationship. She is also a relationship researcher, psychology professor, and the author of From First Kiss to Forever: A Scientific Approach to Love, a book that relates relationship science research to everyday experiences and real relationship issues confronted by couples.

We chat

• What good and bad communication looks like
• How the Paired app can help us tackle some big and small relationship topics
• The difference between affirmation and validation

 

Better Relationships

We empower couples to create thriving relationships so that they can play all out in life, set big goals and put plans in place to actually achieve them

Better World

Many research studies have shown that great relationships are associated with better health, greater happiness, and even a longer life. If more of us had thriving, healthy, happy romantic relationships, we know we would have a better world. That's why, every time someone works with us, via our partnership with Buy1Give1 we also help someone else in the world. Yep a stranger, someone you'll never meet.

 

Connect with Sammi & Nathan Jaeger 

Website - https://www.fuelcollective.com.au/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thefuelcollective Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thrivingcouples/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/fuel_collective Instagram - Date Forever - https://www.instagram.com/dateforever/ Instagram - Fuel Collective - https://www.instagram.com/fuel.collective/ Instagram - Nath - https://www.instagram.com/nathjaeger/ Instagram - Sammi - https://www.instagram.com/sammisomewhere/

 

Connect with Marisa Cohen

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/marisatcohen/ Website - Paired App -  https://www.getpaired.com/Website - Marisa Cohen - https://www.marisatcohen.com