When you and your partner rub each other the wrong way, you’re still partners. And the task at hand is to polish the rough edges.
Love doesn’t have any.… More
When you and your partner rub each other the wrong way, you’re still partners. And the task at hand is to polish the rough edges.
Love doesn’t have any.… More
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My husband Sam headed west in the 70s in a VW microbus with peace signs painted on it, and he ended up in a commune in Washington.
So imagine my surprise when I learned (several years ago) that he confronted my brother. Sam was essentially daring my brother to “take his eyebrow off.” OK, so my brother had a mean swing and a reputation for defending himself. But Sam loves my brother.
Did he just let the anger overwhelm him and lose his temper? Yes, but there’s more to it than that. It’s a guy thing!
When guys are together, they use the speaking style appropriate to the context and the relationship, the same way they would for a job interview or a conversation with an aunt, according to Deborah Tannen, Ph.D., author of “I Only Say This Because I Love You.”
The gruff manner and hostile teasing demonstrate friendship. That arm punching thing? It’s a display of affection. And the one-upping each other and putting each other down are signs that they’re comfortable friends.
So, when there’s anger to be expressed or a defense to be made, perhaps men rise (or stoop, as the case may be) to another level of gruffness?… More
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