Not all arguments or conflicts in relationships are abusive and sometimes arguments and conflicts can change into empathic connection if you melt the anger into a safe discussion and resolutions of the immediate issues (hunger, mess, toilet paper rolls, etc ) and also tend to when the argument is really awkward or broken tools to create emotional connection. Read this article as a reference for your thoughts… Let me know. Dr. Carol Francis 310-543-1824; drcarolfrancis@gmail.com