Your fight-or-flight response is activated, she said, increasing your heart rate and releasing stress hormones like cortisol.

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. If you love someone, learn how to fight with them. That’s the best advice Krystal Mazzola Wood, a licensed ...

Listen to the words they are saying and to what their body language is telling you. Your partner's face may be showing ...

Conflict styles are basically the go-to patterns we all fall into when things get tense with someone else. You know how some ...

“Because one partner feels gaslighted or invisible when the generated language overlooks context, those blind spots during an argument can turn a heated moment into a trigger for a relapse,” she says, ...

Everyone has a different opinion on whether your relationship changes after marriage. Some marrieds say getting hitched ...

In any long-term romantic relationship, conflict is inevitable. Even the strongest couples will face disagreements—about money, time, chores, or the future. Having these conversations is necessary if ...

Fighting is miserable, sometimes devastating, and can negatively affect all areas of your life. The fight you had with your partner last night left you drained, depressed, and barely able to function ...

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Alina Kolyuka via Canva.com, Anna Orlova via Canva.com) If you love someone, learn how to fight with them. That’s the best advice ...