117: Why Making Excuses Hurts Your Relationship

Relationship Advice · Oct 18, 2017 · 54m

It's easy to rationalize the negative ways we talk or act toward our partner. In fact, rationalizing bad behavior often leads to conflict and the eroding of a relationship. Listen to this episode to learn why excuses and rationalizations creep into even the best of marriages, and how help couples identify and eliminate them. In this episode we discuss relationship advice topics that include: Learn why it's so hard to be self aware when emotions are high and how to change this. Defending yourself versus being defensive and the important distinction between each. Why using "I" statements…