About a week after my column on the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death was published, I received a vile email from a reader who called me a “leftish, DEI [expletive].” At the beginning of his ...

I have to admit I wince every time I hear someone say that or some equivalent—the notion that arguing is a normal part of an intimate relationship. Granted, I’ve met couples who, on the other end of ...

Many people prefer to avoid arguing if at all possible because they don't like confrontation. But it's impossible to make it through life without any arguments at all. There really is an art to ...

Jake and Alma had yet another argument about money—budgets, who was spending what—but, like the others, it led to nowhere productive. But for other couples, it might not be about money but sex, or ...

When an argument is going nowhere, a brilliant person will want to get out of it. On the other hand, someone who is not so brilliant will likely want to just keep arguing until they feel like they've ...