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Men vs. Women – Is the Relationship War On?
There’s an age-old stereotype that maintains men are confrontational in relationships, while women try to avoid conflict. Traditional role-distribution required men to seek domination in their relationship, but women were always saying “Yes, dear” to prevent an argument.
According to a new study, those days are long gone. Looks like women are no longer the peacemakers and much more likely to pick a fight than to end it. But does that mean we’re in for endless relationship bickering?
Actually, the opposite is true! While women are becoming more assertive and more likely to speak about problems in the relationship, men are less eager to “win” every argument, so they are more willing to compromise. All in all, these changes make for more open, happy relationships, because relationship issues are voiced early on (by the women) and resolved (by men and women together).
Relationship experts agree that a constructive argument once in a while can be much better for a relationship than bottling it up.
