Agree on what this means.

Good afternoon, my name is Elena. My husband and I have been together for 11 years. For the past year and a half, everything has been going wrong in the relationship. Any difference of opinion ends in conflict. I’m trying to convey my point of view, but my husband doesn’t seem to want to understand me. But the complete acceptance of his opinion does not suit me. This manifests itself in everything: in everyday things, planning a joint vacation, etc. We quarrel, there is a silent pause of several days. All attempts to talk during this period do not lead to a positive result. As a result, we make peace: we begin to communicate a little, without touching the “pain” point. This worked for a while. But over the course of a year and a half, too many of these points have accumulated. Our communication is more like walking through a minefield: you don’t know when it will explode and how it will end. What to do? Life together becomes unbearable.

At the beginning of a relationship, partners tend to idealize each other and their love. Character, appearance, any little things seem better than they really are. Of course, sooner or later there comes a period of first disagreements and conflicts. And many couples fall into the trap: “Let’s just let it go, because we love each other.”

Love is a wonderful position, but it is better to immediately learn to negotiate from this position.

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