Dysfunctional Communication

I have been married for almost eight months. In these past eight months I have learned a lot about myself and my wife, Amber. I have come to learn that conflict isn't always bad. Conflict can be beneficial if both parties argue in a functional manner. I was taught that you fall in love, get married, and then get the "world", but soon after my wedding day I learned otherwise. In this paper I will address two examples of dysfunctional conflict from my own marriage, and then I will discuss in detail why the conflict is dysfunctional, the consequences, the possible outcomes if the conflict was handled functionally, and how I could have communicated differently to make the conflict more functional.

"Conflict is an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce rewards, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals" (Adler, Lawrence, and Proctor II 351). This means that there is something getting in the way of resolving a problem. For example, if I want to stay up and watch TV, and my wife wants to go to sleep early, a conflict appears. There are two different ways to deal with a conflict. The first i

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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)