There are several quite costly mistakes we can make in relationships, and in today's episode I am talking about one of them. How do you and your partner recover after you've had a fight or argument? Are you distant for awhile afterward and then slowly return to normal? Do you make up by offering blanket apologies but still feel disconnected afterward? Do you pretend like the conflict never happened and just go about life as usual? These are common scenarios in relationships but there's a problem— they weaken your connection. In today's episode we'll talk about what to do instead so that conflict can actually serve a valuable purpose in your relationship and that is to build trust, increase safety and bring you emotionally closer to each other.