…Have you ever thought that your partner is about to start a fight with you?

It’s not unusual for people to argue and have misunderstandings, especially when they’re in a serious relationship. One might be really angry and start a fight without actually wanting to or maybe there have been a few problems between you two and things might get weird pretty quickly.

One of the wisest things you can do when you know that your spouse is not in a good mood is to try and be understanding and learn how to settle a conflict. There are a few things that your spouse might be doing and if you pay attention to them, you’ll know how to act and how to make things better.

So here are 7 signs your spouse is about to start a fight.

1. They are stressed 

There are plenty of ways people are stressed out. They either get anxious, avoid everything that is stress-related, or don’t even realize that they’re stressed until you say something to them and suddenly they get angry.

If you know that your spouse has a hard time at work or they don’t feel their best, it’s better to talk to them and discuss the problems before you say something that might trigger them into starting a fight.

2. They get easily angry 

Some people have a lot of patience, while others might behave like they’re always on alert. But if your spouse gets angry a lot due to different reasons (some of them might not be real reasons at all), they might take it all out on you the moment you say or do something they don’t want.

If something like this happens and you also get angry, it might be just enough to start a big fight over nothing. Something like this happened to me one time when I was angry with someone in my family and I tried to refrain myself, but I ended up starting a fight with someone close to me just because they asked me something I didn’t want to answer.

3. Nothing satisfies them 

Another reason why people fight is that they don’t like something and they are very negative towards other things as well. Let’s discuss a hypothetical situation, for instance.

You want to go on a holiday just for the two of you, so you can have a chance to relax and spend some quality time together, without any stress from work or other people.

Now you have to set a date, pick a destination, and a hotel to stay in. Your spouse is not okay with any of your suggestions. They don’t like the destination you choose, but they can’t come up with something better and there’s no date that suits their schedule. This might make you angry as well and this negativity can easily turn into a big fight.

4. They are jealous 

Jealousy is one of the most common reasons why people fight or even break up. Even though it might be cute to feel that your partner is just a little bit jealous when they see you talking to someone else at a gathering or at a party, it’s not the same when the jealousy is on a different level.

If your partner gets easily jealous and you give off the impression that you did something wrong, that will immediately trigger them into starting a fight. An argument like this can be hard to handle, so the best thing you can do when something like this occurs is to have a very honest conversation.

5. They are upset 

There are people who prefer to be alone when they’re upset, while others want to have someone by their side to comfort them. If your spouse is in the first category of people and you go to them and try to convince them to tell you what happened, they might start a fight just so you leave them alone.

6. They are passive-aggressive 

When your spouse has a hard time expressing their dissatisfaction, frustration, annoyance, and anger in words, they might show passive-aggressive behavior, which can be seen as a way of expressing their inner emotions through their actions.

There are many ways your spouse can be passive-aggressive towards you, such as giving you the silent treatment, acting busy so that they won’t have a conversation with you, making sarcastic comments, leaving the room in the middle of a discussion, procrastinating about things you told them to do, and the list can go on.

The moment you tell them something they don’t want to hear, it might trigger them into starting a fight.

7. They interpret everything you say 

This is one of the most common reasons why couples fight. When your spouse doesn’t understand your words and your actions and they believe that everything you do is against them, they might behave like they’re always under pressure and might start a fight every time.

This needs a lot of talking and explaining, especially if they’re really inside their head and they don’t bother listening to you, so you really have to be patient.

…What would you do in a situation like this? If you have any tips for us, feel free to leave them in the comments down below!

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