The Four Horsemen

“The Four Horsemen”
Communication habits that can make or break a relationship

Even the most successful relationships have conflict.  #Fact

Now that we have discussed some of the ways to establish positive emotional reinforcement in your relationship, we will give you the tools to identify and avoid using certain types of negative emotional reinforcement.

Poor conflict communication can destroy a relationship in an instant, however, if a conflict is dealt with responsibly, using proper and healthy communication, it can actually strengthen a relationship long-term.

Our goal is to help you do just that- to give you a base of knowledge and skills to help you use conflict, and proper conflict resolution- to learn more from your partner, to better understand the situation, and to strengthen your relationship as a result.

The first step in effectively managing conflict is to identify “The Four Horsemen” and when they arrive in your relationship. These are the communication habits that can make or break your relationship. The best way to equip yourself for success is to know why they arise, how to avoid them, and how to replace them with more positive behaviors- which we present to you below in the article for the day.

The next lessons following up to this article will be focused on improving verbal communication and is backed by research from the Gottman Institute.