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When the same argument keeps returning, more talking is not always the answer. This guide explains how criticism, defensiveness, pursuit, withdrawal and escalation can trap couples in a familiar loop, and offers practical ways to make conversations safer, pause without abandoning the issue, repair difficult moments and recognise when couples therapy may offer useful support.
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