These seemingly silly arguments often act as a stand-in for something deeper. Understanding the bigger emotional meaning behind these everyday spats can help you figure out what's really at the root ...

We’ve all been there — that moment when a simple conversation suddenly erupts into raised voices, hurt feelings, and maybe even a slammed door. Later, you’re replaying everything in your head, ...

When the justices return to the bench next week to begin the 2022-23 term, members of the public will be able to attend oral arguments for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The ...

Beneath most fights is an attempt to get the other to respond to your emotional reality and sense of justice. An average couple will have between 30 to 50 significant arguments a year, “significant” ...

In his 1936 work How to Win Friends and Influence People, now one of the bestselling books of all time, Dale Carnegie wrote: “I have come to the conclusion that there is only one way under high heaven ...

To bridge divides, we need to change the way we approach divisive conversations. That means arguing better, not less. Dr. Robert S. Harvey still has trouble processing how the situation escalated so ...

If a couple wants or needs to argue over something, they should certainly go for it, as long as they do so in a healthy way. In many ways, having a disagreement can actually be a good thing, since it ...

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with author Sarah Manguso, whose new book of aphorisms, 300 Arguments, tackles motherhood, love, and suicide. Sarah Manguso's new book is only 90 pages long, and the ...