Being a Team

So often, couples are heard saying that they won this or that argument. It places each person against each other. Each fight is a battle while the relationship is a war. That doesn’t sound like a lot of fun. What do you think?

Being in a relationship is more often about being on the same team as each other instead of opposite sides. This is even truer if you are parents. 

If you think about it like a sports team, when you look down the line, your partner should be next to you, not across from you. Teams in sports have to work together in order to win the game. If they aren’t communicating or working together, they tend to be losing the game more often than winning. 

Not only do teams work and communicate in order to win the game, but they also practice. Couples can practice appropriate communication at times when they are not angry so that when they do get angry, they have the words ready and they’ve become a habit.