How "I’m Right, You’re Wrong" Destroys Loving Relationships

I have found this to be true in my life:

People who have a strong need to be right or always win find their capacity to be empathetic very limited. Empathy means looking beyond your own sense of self and being able to experience emotional world of your partner. “I’m right, you’re wrong “mind shuts down the partner on the receiving end – his or her viewpoint is dismissed. And what is usually were thinking, here she is not correct and that’s all there is to it.

When couples disagree, it is often not about right or wrong and what one knows or does no know. It is about realizing that there are different ways of looking at issues and new experiences. Being empathetic, therefore, helps us work out misunderstandings with our partners with openness, compassion, and flexibility.

Source: How “I’m Right, You’re Wrong” Destroys Loving Relationships | Psychology Today