Relationship Conflict—Who’s Telling the Truth?

Psychology Today | 27.04.2026 22:55
When my client and I spoke, he and his partner had already had variations of the argument more than a dozen times. He felt criticised and always wrong; she experienced him as simmering, withdrawn, and defensive. They were both at their wits’ end—exhausted, unsure of how to navigate themselves and their relationship to a more peaceful space. Each of them was certain that they were "right" and that the problem was the other person. And importantly, in a sense, they were both right.