10 (Simple) Ways to De-Escalate Arguments and Fights

Fierce Marriage

Ryan and Selena Frederick

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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We believe in reconciling and reconciling fast, but many times our earthly flesh gets in the way of that! Listen in for 10 practical tips on how to handle conflict within your marriage.Sign up for our Date Night in the PNW: www.fiercemarriage.com/datenightMaster marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.comTake the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.comPray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.comTo learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.comThis ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

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0:00.0	You know, Selina, one of the areas I feel like we've really grown in is the lack of escalation in our
0:07.0	conflict, because there are times when I'll say something and I kind of expect you to escalate because I'll be frustrated like yesterday.
0:15.8	I was complaining because I'm convinced. All right? I'm convinced that the ladies in my life,
0:21.2	my wife and my four daughters,
0:23.4	sometimes they set booby traps for me.
0:26.1	And I open a cupboard and everything falls out
0:28.5	of the cupboard when I open it,
0:30.3	where I grab one thing and everything else
0:31.8	is like resting on that one thing.
0:33.7	If it's down low, I blame the younger children.
0:36.9	If it's up I...
0:37.9	And so I was venting.
0:38.8	I blame myself.
0:39.7	I was complaining about this, of affairs and explaining and you were is that the right word
0:46.4	complaining I don't know it's a sin but I was grumbling also a sin
0:55.0	Forgive me Also a sin. sin. Well, Lord, forgive me. And you didn't escalate it.
0:57.0	You just kind of explained why it happened and it didn't turn into something.
1:00.0	Yeah, I don't even hardly remember this.
1:03.0	It's like you stop taking me so seriously, and I kind of need that.
1:06.0	When it comes to these things.
1:10.0	Yeah.
1:11.0	And so today, you know, we're going to actually pull this one out. We're going to update this is out of the archives. Okay, we did be recorded a version of this episode four years ago. Yeah, when we were preparing to launch a see-through marriage, a book that we wrote.
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