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“We disagree like one or two times a month. We fight once every six months or so, and it doesn’t get to the point of yelling, but it does get to us talking over each other and cutting each other off with raised voices. It’s usually something that we have disagreed about before but with the added bonus of us being really stressed out about other things this time. It used to be a lot more frequently, years ago, before I realized that it was just me PMS-ing. Now, if I am really uncharacteristically angry with him, I think about what time of the month it is and it’s often one or two days before my period, after I’ve stopped my birth control pill.”
“The tell-tale signs are if I’m thinking: ‘Usually this doesn’t bother me but this is The Last Straw!’ or if we’re arguing, and it’s just going in circles and nothing he says makes it better, even when he’s saying everything right.
Once I realized this, there had to be a lot of pride swallowing and apologizing. Now, I just have a good cry and get snuggles.”
—u/pottymouthgrl
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ravenishak/how-often-do-couples-fight
