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32-year-old Walid Chaabani had enough, so left home to get away from his wife, even though he knew that doing so would result in going to prison for breaking the terms of house arrest. According to police, "Living with his wife was particularly difficult and unbearable." He told authorities that he was…

A New York judge has ordered a divorcing couple to build a wall dividing their home in half. Pinchs and Nechama Gold have two weeks to decide on the exact location of the wall. Mr, Gold’s attorney said “the unusual order made perfect sense. They’ve been living like there was a wall up for two years now.”…

“We get the feeling they can’t stand the sight of each other.” Those words describe the relationship of long term mates. Authorities had to separate them because they were afraid they would kill one or the other. No amount of counseling could help these two. They were giant turtles. They had been mates…

Jeffrey and Amanda Radle don’t exactly see eye to eye when it comes to politics. Apparently, when Jeffrey couldn’t persuade his wife to come around to his political point of view, he tried to stop her from going to the polls to cast her ballot. He stood in front of the family Dodge Durango so she couldn’t…

In Flickering Pixels, Shane Hipps writes, “Without a framework for healthy conflict, diagnosing problems—let alone solving them—becomes extremely difficult. When we learn to welcome conflict as a natural part of human community, we can dispel some of its destructive power. In fact, under the right circumstances,…

ANGER In Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, Kerry Patterson writes, “No matter how comfortable it might make you feel saying it—others don’t make you mad. You make you mad. You and only you create your emotions.“ - Crucial Conversations, Kindle Loc. 1409-11 Illustration by…

In Vallejo, CA during the spring of 2011, Native Americans camped, without a permit on a 15-acre Glen Cove site managed by the greater Vallejo recreation district. They also used fire pits, without a permit. However, the park officials decided not to cite them for trespass, though they warned the handful…

The University of California, Berkeley studied how couples fight and resolve marital disagreements. They analyzed the conversations of 154 middle-aged and older couples as they discussed the conflicts in their marriage. They discovered that couples who use the words “we” and “our” have happier marriages…

CONFLICT Fights and quarrels are deeply rooted in our human nature. Every now and then, I stick my head into the preschool room and watch our little one's play during Sunday School. One minute, two children will be sitting next to one another, content with their toys. The next, one of them will be trying…