Comments on: Arguing and Fighting: How Can You Fix Someone Else?

By: stav

stav — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:15:51 +0000

Taggart, Greeks, Italians, Spamiards Middle Eastern types, we all love a good row

Deltic that comment made me laugh out loud… i’m a geek and a greek

By: Taggart

Taggart — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:36:06 +0000

I associate the appreciation of a good row with other European backgrounds as well.

That’s a funny misread of Greek, by the way deltic. I wonder if geeks are like that too?

By: deltic

deltic — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:19:31 +0000

Stav I was struggling to understand your comment until I realised that I had misread it, I was reading geek instead of greek. The sort of row that you describe can clear the air.

By: stav

stav — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:57:34 +0000

Being a greek, a good row is like entertainment. It will start over something simople and escalate so far that we eventually end up laughing our heads off at the silliness of it all.

By: Taggart

Taggart — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:19:10 +0000

Hopefully we learn when we fight with loved ones, and don’t cross the boundaries that deltic mentions.

The most hurtful things said aren’t necessarily the loudest.

By: deltic

deltic — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:28:12 +0000

I think it is all about boundries. Some people row, loud and often but I think they know where to draw the line. There are some things that are so hurtful and so damaging that most people would never put them into words even in anger. I agree with stav a good row can clear the air.

By: Taggart

Taggart — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:24:17 +0000

I agree, stav. I think that even abrupt things said may help the situation if intentionally hurtful things aren’t said.

It’s interesting how you can often hear some neighbors fighting, but they seem to be happy together.

By: stav

stav — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:58:24 +0000

Arow is just as good a communication as a quiet chat sometimes.

So long as it doesn’t get out of hand, a full and frank unloading of all the frustration and fear can make things better.

By: deltic

deltic — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:46:22 +0000

I agree with Stav on this one, you need to deal with issues and sometimes that leads to a row but at least you are communicating. It is better than letting things fester.

By: stav

stav — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:39:52 +0000

sometimes a good row can clear the air, better than letting resentment fester and grow into something bigger and harder to fix.