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5 Things To Say To Your Wife When She Is Mad

5 Things To Say To Your Wife When She Is Mad

One is "I don't want to fight with you"... simple and not usually mentioned out loud!

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Jul 16, 2025
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So many men struggle with how to engage with their wife’s emotions. Often, they fail to empathize because they were not taught how in their family growing up. If you are someone who has deeply struggled with what to say to repair after fights, or with empathizing with your wife (or with everyone), this post is for you. Here is a list of five things you can say to your wife to defuse and deescalate conflict, as well as to show her that you love her. If these feel foreign to you, that isn’t because they are “fake,” but because you are learning a new skill, and every new skill feels unnatural at first, from sports to work to communication. Let’s begin!

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