Psychology Today | 27.07.2026 18:24
Every two people are, by definition, different. Even identical twins have conflict. For women especially, the dominant American culture taught many of us to be nice and sublimate our needs to others—whether those others be men, children, friends, partners, or colleagues. Shoving our needs down, we now know, is unhealthy for us, body and mind. But if we haven’t been taught how to have “healthy arguments,” how can we?
