You may pride yourself on never fighting with loved ones. But it's healthy to fight in close relationships -- if you do it like this.
April is Stress Awareness Month. Sign up for CNN's Stress, But Less newsletter and learn how to cope. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. Forget the adage"all's fair in love and war" when it comes to verbal sparring with a loved one. Low blows are definitely out, experts say, and sticking to loving, honest and open communication should be a priority.
Fighting can be healthy for a relationship if done the right way, experts say."One of the most important things we've seen in our research is that people benefit most from being direct," said Jim McNulty, a professor of psychology at Florida State University, who has studied newlyweds and close relationships over time."Beating around the bush, implying things, insinuating things, being sarcastic doesn't work.