Exhausted

Arguing with people is something I dread. I recently had an argument with my fiance that took an emotional and physical toll on me. I was deeply affected by the choice of words that he used. Those words had more of an impact than the actual argument itself. This argument left us distant for many days. A week later the same circumstances that started the original argument repeated itself, only this time it was me with grievance. I chose to stay silent. My reaction confused him. He said that he was expecting the same response from me that I had received from him. I pointed out the cause and effect of our first argument and told him that I learned from it. I had realized that by repeating the first response would only create a larger divide between us. I hope that he also learned from my reaction to prevent unnecessary distress in the future.