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href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/blog\/\">Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/\">Couples and Relationships<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Communication and Conflict<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><p class=\"anc-label\">Relationships \u00b7 Communication and conflict<\/p><div class=\"anc-hero-grid\"><h1 id=\"anc-comunicacion-h1\">Communication and conflict in relationships<\/h1><div class=\"anc-hero-body\"><p class=\"anc-lead\">Not all communication problems are the same problem.<\/p><p>We may return to the same argument again and again, try to talk and end up fighting, feel that our partner is not listening, never find a time to talk, or spend hours talking without anything changing.<\/p><p>Distinguishing what is happening allows for a more useful question than simply, \u201cHow can we communicate better?\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"anc-section anc-white anc-rule\" aria-labelledby=\"anc-encuentra\"><div class=\"anc-wrap\"><h2 id=\"anc-encuentra\" class=\"anc-head\">Find what most closely reflects what you are going through<\/h2><ol class=\"anc-entries\"><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">01<\/span>We keep returning to the same conflict<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>Why do we keep arguing about the same thing even after discussing it?<\/h3><p>Understanding why an argument happens does not guarantee that the pattern will change. This article distinguishes the subject of the conflict, the way it repeats, and each person\u2019s participation.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/why-we-keep-having-the-same-argument\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">02<\/span>We try to talk and end up arguing<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>We cannot talk without ending up in an argument<\/h3><p>The problem here is not necessarily returning to the same subject, but that the conversation escalates before it can be addressed. The task is to recognize when the issue gives way to defensiveness, the need to win, or the effort to provoke a reaction.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/we-cannot-talk-without-arguing\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">03<\/span>I feel that my partner does not listen to me<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>My partner does not listen to me: what does that really mean?<\/h3><p>Listening, understanding, agreeing, and doing what the other person asks are not the same thing. Naming what is missing helps identify genuine inattention without turning every disagreement into \u201cyou do not listen to me.\u201d<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/my-partner-does-not-listen-to-me\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">04<\/span>My partner avoids talking about important things<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>My partner does not want to talk about our problems: what can I do?<\/h3><p>Not talking now may be a pause. Never finding a time to talk leaves the problem with no way forward. You can suggest conditions and make decisions about your limits, but you cannot produce the other person\u2019s participation.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/my-partner-does-not-want-to-talk-about-our-problems\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">05<\/span>We talk a lot, but we remain in the same place<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>Talking more does not always improve relationship communication<\/h3><p>The amount of conversation does not establish its quality. Understanding, asking, negotiating, acting, and deciding require different conversations; sometimes what is missing is not another explanation.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/talking-more-does-not-always-improve-relationship-communication\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">06<\/span>We make agreements, but nothing changes<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>Why do so many relationship agreements change nothing?<\/h3><p>Saying yes to end an argument does not mean there is an agreement. This article distinguishes expectations, requests, and commitments that both partners can recognize and take on as their own.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/why-so-many-relationship-agreements-change-nothing\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/section><section class=\"anc-section anc-rule\" aria-labelledby=\"anc-otro-lugar\"><div class=\"anc-wrap anc-split\"><div><h2 id=\"anc-otro-lugar\">When the problem lies elsewhere<\/h2><p class=\"anc-intro\">Not every relationship difficulty can be resolved by working on conversation.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"anc-routes\"><li><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/when-one-partner-wants-change\/\">When one partner wants change \u2192<\/a><p>If the main problem is that only one person wants to work on the relationship.<\/p><\/li><li><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/crisis-and-decisions\/\">Crisis and decisions \u2192<\/a><p>If the question is whether to stay, leave, or redefine the relationship.<\/p><\/li><li><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/trust-and-infidelity\/\">Trust and infidelity \u2192<\/a><p>If there has been a significant breach of trust.<\/p><\/li><li><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/intimacy-desire-and-sexuality\/\">Intimacy, desire, and sexuality \u2192<\/a><p>If closeness, physical connection, or desire has changed.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section><section class=\"anc-section anc-white anc-rule\" aria-labelledby=\"anc-juntos\"><div class=\"anc-wrap\"><div class=\"anc-bridge\"><h2 id=\"anc-juntos\">If you want to work on the conflict together<\/h2><p>When both partners want to work on a recurring or escalating way of relating and cannot find a way forward together, you can learn about Ancestrina\u2019s Couples Therapy process.<\/p><a class=\"anc-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples-therapy\/\">Learn about Couples Therapy<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"anc-back anc-rule\"><div class=\"anc-wrap\"><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/\">\u2190 Back to Couples and Relationships<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Resources Couples and Relationships Communication and Conflict Relationships \u00b7 Communication and conflict Communication and conflict in relationships Not all communication problems are the same problem. 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