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"Every time I try to bring something up with my boyfriend I feel like it turns into a fight. What am I doing wrong?"
Such a good question!!!! And also one with a fix (the best kind of problems to have)!
Here's the hard truth: releasing how you feel is not the same as communicating it.
Real communication only works when it can be received. And before you say a single word, two things need to be true —
- Place. Is your partner actually in a space right now — mentally, physically — to hear what you need to say? (If they just walked in from work, are in the middle of something it's not a good time)
2. Intention. Are you bringing this because you want to grow together — or because you need to get it out? If it's the second one, write it down first. If you throw emotions at your parter the focus in on your tone and not what needs to change.
If the goal is change and for this to improve. Bring things at the right time and in the right state of mind. Don't just explode emotions.