We’ve all been there. The heat is rising, tempers are flared and the mother of all arguments is about to kick off. But what do you do? Enter a slanging match that ends with nothing resolved? Or are you a peacemaker at any cost, finding yourself biting your tongue, and caving in to the louder and angrier voice? Perhaps conflict makes you panic, so you head for the hills at the first whiff of it. Don’t! It’s not healthy for you or the relationship – whether that’s with your partner, teenage kids, in-laws or work colleagues.
‘Conflict is going to happen,’ says relationships expert Jonathan Taylor-Cummings. ‘But conflict itself is not a problem – it’s more about how you handle it. Deal with it well and you can actually strengthen a relationship, and both
