We went on a road trip at one point, and my husband had the expectation that we would be chit-chatting

the whole time. And I'm like, I'm not being touched for the first time in weeks by my children.

I'm like, I will be on my phone scrolling. And he was so disappointed because he's like,

I thought we were talking. And I'm like, why are you talking to me right now? Like, you're

bothering me.

I'm Carval Wallace, and this is how to.

The show where listeners write to us with their toughest questions, and we bring in the perfect person to give us advice.

And today, we're tackling one of the most classic conundrums in the book, how to communicate

with your partner, especially after you've just

moved in. I'm sure many of us have been there. You're in love, you have hearts in your eyes,

you move in with your boo, and then you start to notice things, like they load the dishwasher

weird, or they leave wet towels on the bathroom floor, things that seem to you

like any normal person would never do that. Or maybe you're the one who, in an entirely

reasonable act, leaves a mug of half-finished tea on the kitchen counter. And your partner

suddenly is triggered by this. So they decide to say something.

And now you're feeling tight and they seem tight.

And the two of you are now in something that feels a whole heck of a lot like a fight.

But how could this be happening?

Over a mug?

A towel?

Thought we were in love.

But does love conquer a fight over the dishes?

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