Fighting with your significant other is a form of art. I was always really bad at it. As in: during each fight I would always assume our relationship was over and I had no motivation to put in the effort and make up. The whole ‘don’t fix what isn’t broken’ idea wasn’t meant for me. But okay, that’s not a mindset you can keep up for too long and I’ve definitely come a long way nowadays.
Because fighting is good. It keeps you sharp, it shows people that you care and that you aren’t just a push over. But fighting is also equally scary and whether we like it or not, it’s still a taboo.
As in: you argue when you’re at home or somewhere no one else can hear you. If you start fighting in the middle of a restaurant or a café, you’re not fighting, you’re “causing a scene.” And nobody wants that.
Perhaps it’s something from today’s day and age. Relationships are supposed to appear perfect. On Instagram and YouTube you’ll only run into perfect couples that are oh so in love and #blessed and fall more in love with each other every day, #loveofmylife. Fights are expertly avoided, never mentioned, filtered out. If you’re experiencing one of your own, it can be rather confronting.
Maybe this is the reason Alan and Claire Linic’s Twitter account is so refreshing. It’s called We Fought About and their tweets are all based on arguments they have had. “Alan made fun of my cooking” for example. Or “Claire called me a Ross”, “Alan left a party without me”, “I said Claire wouldn’t survive a zombie attack.” You get the idea.
Besides the fact that it’s so bluntly written and it makes you giggle, it’s also very comforting to know that everyone argues and fights and that it’s a completely normal thing to do. And a bit of realness in the beaming world of social media never hurt anyone, right?
Fighting with your significant other is a form of art. I was always really bad at it. As in: during each fight I would always assume our relationship was over and I had no motivation to put in the effort and make up. The whole “don’t fix what isn’t broken” idea wasn’t meant for me. But okay, that’s not a mindset you can keep up for too long and I’ve definitely come a long way nowadays. Because fighting is good. It keeps you sharp, it shows people that you care and that you aren’t just a push over. But fighting is also equally scary and whether we like it or not, it’s still a taboo.
As in: you argue when you’re at home or somewhere no one else can hear you. If you start fighting in the middle of a restaurant or a café, you’re not fighting, you’re “causing a scene.” And nobody wants that.
Perhaps it’s something from today’s day and age. Relationships are supposed to appear perfect. On Instagram and YouTube you’ll only run into perfect couples that are oh so in love and #blessed and fall more in love with each other every day, #loveofmylife. Fights are expertly avoided, never mentioned, filtered out. If you’re experiencing one of your own, it can be rather confronting. Maybe this is the reason Alan and Claire Linic’s Twitter account is so refreshing. It’s called We Fought About and their tweets are all based on arguments they have had. “Alan made fun of my cooking” for example. Or “Claire called me a Ross”, “Alan left a party without me”, “I said Claire wouldn’t survive a zombie attack.” You get the idea.
Besides the fact that it’s so bluntly written and it makes you giggle, it’s also very comforting to know that everyone argues and fights and that it’s a completely normal thing to do. And a bit of realness in the.
beaming world of social media never hurt anyone, right? Fighting with your significant other is a form of art. I was always really bad at it. As in: during each fight I would always assume our relationship was over…
