Yelling at Your Spouse

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Recently on one of the forums one of our members was adamant in a discussion that a wife was mothering and treating her husband like a child, with the response that he behaved like one. Others had an entirely different take on the situation and suggested the couple needed to undergo counseling for their marriage's sake.

So often when we're out shopping or elsewhere, Mick and I hear one of a married couple yelling at the other. We regularly see celebrities in magazines and on TV involved in brawls with their spouse in public. Has this set some sort of trend or do people really not care? So my question today, and I hope some of you will answer it is - is there ever any excuse you yell at your spouse in public? If you have been in this position how it does make you feel?

My natural inclination is to say no there is no excuse. I can't imagine any situation where Mick would yell at me or I would yell at him in public. Some things, and arguments are among them, should in my opinion remain private.

Surely whatever the problem is should be worked out at home - in private, between the two of you. It should not include the family either and especially not expecting children or other family members like in-laws to take sides. This is especially critical if you are living with in-laws that they not become drawn in.

Okay, sometimes it 's not always easy to keep your temper when things go wrong and your spouse does something to upset you, but for the sake of your marriage suggest you keep a lid on it at least until you are home alone with your spouse.

What sort of attitude does it send to others if you yell at your partner in public? Doesn't it indicate that you don't care about them and their feelings? For sure that's the way I'd see it and I'm sure Mick would do too.

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Dale has a passion for books and writing. She writes in various forms, from articles to poetry to fiction for children and adults.

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