When my client and I spoke, he and his partner had already had variations of the argument more than a dozen times. He felt criticised and always wrong; she experienced him as simmering, withdrawn, and defensive. They were both at their wits’ end ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Most people fear conflict because it feels like a threat to the relationship. You’ll only see its transformative ...

At 7:46 a.m. on November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire jumped the Feather River in Northern California. Driven by 40-mile-an-hour winds and months of desiccating drought, it moved so fast that bulldozers racing to carve a break in the forest never reached the line.

The word “conflict” usually brings to mind raised voices or awkward tension—outcomes most people would rather avoid. But learning how to handle conflict (thoughtfully, that is) might be one of the most powerful skills you can build—not just for ...

Couples who fight and still feel close don’t fear conflict. Instead, they use it as a doorway to deeper connection. Conflict is often viewed as a threat to intimacy; an indicator that something is fundamentally wrong. However, conflict has a more nuanced ...

Joel Salinas, a Harvard neurologist, and Robert Bordone, a Harvard lawyer, are experts in the study of conflict. But their communication styles are quite different: Salinas, with over a decade of experience sitting side by side with his neurology patients ...

Insurgency-related conflicts often start without warning and can last over a decade, making the pre-crisis and early crisis phases crucial for U.S. policymakers seeking to prevent national security threats and humanitarian disasters from emerging.

In an era of heightened political polarization, merely longing for civility is no longer enough. Understanding just how to debate and respectfully disagree has become truly imperative, now more than ever and for a couple good reasons. Humans are wired for ...

Many people enter conflict with one goal in mind. It is to stop the discomfort as quickly as possible. They want the tension to end, the argument to be over, and the other person to finally understand their need and point of view. But in my experience as a ...

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