Don't say ： "You always" or "You never" or "You're a [slob ， jerk]"
or "You're wrong." Why： Speaking in absolutes like "you always" and "you're
wrong" is playing the blame game， and resorting to name calling makes
your partner feel helpless， which puts him on the defensive and makes
a bad fight worse. Instead say： "I'm upset that you left the dishes in
the sink again. What can we do so that this stops happening ？" Starting
with the pronoun I puts the focus on how you feel ， not why he's in the
doghouse， and it will make him more receptive to fixing the problem.

    不要說"You always"（你總是）、"You never" （你從不）、"You're a [slob，
jerk]"（你是個笨蛋）或者"You're wrong." （你錯了）。用"you always"、"you're
wrong"這樣絕對的說話方式無疑是在玩指責游戲，而謾罵中傷更會讓你的伴侶感
到無力，這只會迫使他為自己進行辯護，讓爭吵向更壞的情勢發展。我們可以說
"I'm upset that you left the dishes in the sink again. What can we do
so that this stops happening？" （你又把盤碟留在水槽里讓我感到心煩，我
們可以做些什么來杜絕這事嗎？）用“我”來開頭以強調你的感受，而不是為什
么他要被罵得很慘，這樣會讓他更容易接受，進而去解決問題。

    * to be in the doghouse 字面上看就是把一個人放進狗窩，而實際的意思
就是失寵或遭受困難。老外是很愛狗的，通常把狗養在家里與孩子一起，當做家
庭一分子。如果父母對狗不好，就把狗趕到外面的犬舍（doghouse）里，不準再
進家里。所以這個習語后來有一種處分或冷落的意味。

    Don't say ： "If you really loved me， you would……" Why ： The more
you treat your partner as if he'll never satisfy you， the less satisfied
you'll be. Controlling your partner by imploring him to do something isn't
a good way to build intimacy. Instead say ： "I feel taken for granted
when you don't help around the house. I would feel better if we could
…" The best way to keep a productive fight from becoming a dirty one
is to be clear about why you're upset and then offer a solution.

    不要說"If you really loved me ， you would……" （如果你真的愛我，
你應該……）你越是用那種好像他從來無法滿足你的態度對待伴侶，你越是不會
感到滿意。通過懇求他做某事來控制伴侶不是建立親密關系的好方法。我們可以
說"I feel taken for granted when you don't help around the house. I would
feel better if we could …" （當你不幫忙做家務時，我有種事情就該我做的
感覺，如果我們能……我會感覺好受些）。