Never a cross word.

One thing I’ve learnt over the years is it is better to go to bed on an argument. In the past, if we carried on we'd be up all night. Going to bed with an argument unresolved doesn’t make for a good night’s sleep but in the morning there’s a greater sense of perspective and it’s easier to move on.

Not in our house!!!

Don’t believe a word of it. We have been together 40 years and we love each other dearly and we have disagreements . I couldn’t function if my husband agreed with everything I said lol god no. We are .both strong characters , we will always support each other in every way but no rows nah I don’t believe it, I like a man that voices his opinion and has his own mind . One of them must be giving in to the other

Years of not having different opinions or needs…..not possible in a healthy well balanced long lived relationship ONLY if one of the partners always goes silent or hesitates to voice their own opinion if they disagree…..because they believe that it would have no value!!

This kind of relationship is more prevalent in long marriages simply because of our generation …..in our day it was the man who made all the decisions because his income kept the family together, and the woman took care of feeding the family and raising the children. His word was the law in the household.

Watching my grown up grandson and granddaughters start out in their relationships, it’s impossible to even think this ‘never argued’ situation could even exist with the younger generation.

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Maybe not cross words on both sides, my husband is more likely to sulk, I'm more likely to rant. We've been together more 53 years and I think I've mellowed over recent time but I still erupt from time to time - he knows this and is a bit of a wind-up merchant.

Cannot stand a sulker, my DH does it too, like you I prefer to let rip and get it all out in the open.

Only for those who:-

lie

have forgotten a lot

have a terrible power balance.

Only if one of you is prepared to be a diminutive doormat!

My Dad would never argue, he might quietly say something and then walk away. Used to really annoy my Mum lol. I cannot remember him ever raising his voice to us.
I often wondered if it was because his Dad would argue about something with my Nan and then not speak to her for days after. We always knew if they'd had a quarrel about something.

Myself and my OH have the odd argument but it passes quite quickly.

We argue all the time, but really laugh as well. If one starts singing , the other joins in.
After ‘words’ the other evening, we sat in separate rooms watching tv. I said ‘goodnight, are we still friends? Dh looked aghast , ‘we’re always friends’ he said. We’ve been married 53 years.

Yawn 🥱

Bazza you may think "yawn", but the dynamics of a relationship can be interesting to others!

I knew one couple who never argued. I don't think their relationship was dull. Just very different to most others.