The art of argumentation
Avoid accusing your partner in argumentation. The statements such as "it is you that .", "only because you ." may make listeners feel that they are guilty and they will surely react. You should gently say that "I am really sad when you do that".
Getting married, you must have several couples of quarrels with your partner sooner or later. Some advices below may help you to drive the argumentation to a positive way.
Express your ideas directly: instead of alluding or implying, you should frankly tell your partner what makes you unsatisfied about him/ her. In fact, problems can never be solved if you do not say out.
Be patient: you must be calm during your speech. Be flexible (if you are woman, some tear may work well), and you will gain the upper hand.
Never leave the conversation unfinished: if you cannot find out the solution; at least, you should end the conversation with the statement "we should try our best to avoid this happening again".
Never end the argumentation by resort to force: do not use force even when you are driven crazy. Force only makes the argumentation worse and unable to save.
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