At some point, anyone in a relationship has to learn how to deal with a stubborn spouse. A partner who isn’t willing to give in and has to have their way can mean trouble. If you have the same dilemma, the following are steps you can take to deal with it.

1. How To Deal With A Stubborn
Spouse In 3 Simple Steps
Michael Lee
http://www.20daypersuasion.com/secrets.htm

2. At some point, anyone in a relationship
has to learn how to deal with a stubborn
spouse. Even though your wife or
husband may not really be stubborn in
nature, there are situations where this
trait may surface and it’s better to be
prepared in handling it.

3. Given that every person is unique, each
one has many different characteristics
that may conflict with that of another
individual. A partner who isn’t willing to
give in and has to have their way can
mean trouble in a relationship.

4. If you have the same dilemma, the
following are steps you can take to deal
with a stubborn spouse.

5. Step 1: Understand Why Your Partner Is
Being Stubborn.

6. Maybe you aren’t seeing the logic behind
your spouse’s decisions. Try to see it in
their perspective. Sometimes our
judgment gets clouded by anger or
frustration.

7. What are you missing? When you are
learning how to deal with a stubborn
spouse, remember that being in a
relationship means you are ready to work
out your differences and make sacrifices.

8. You are bound to have some differences;
but trying to understand where your
partner is coming from is the first step to
resolving these.

9. Step 2: Pick Your Battles.

10. When your spouse just won’t back down,
don’t waste your time trying to argue,
nag, yell or complain otherwise.

11. If it means too much to your partner, let
them know that you support them this
time. Make them understand, however,
that when the time comes that you are in
the same position and it means more to
you, you would ask their support in
return. Choose your priorities and be
willing to “lose” the rest.

12. Step 3: Take A Positive Approach.

13. The key to knowing how to deal with a
stubborn spouse is to avoid hostility or
violence of any kind. Fighting or freaking
out is never the answer. Hot tempers will
only bring about verbal or maybe even
physical attacks.

14. The important thing is to keep a cool and
level head, so that you would be able to
talk or negotiate the issue calmly and
reasonably. There is nothing a good talk
can’t solve.

15. One way you can tip the balance in your
favor is to present new evidence or proof
that confirms the validity of your point.
Oftentimes, ego gets in their way; but
when you present new proof, their
agreement will be perceived in light of
that evidence and not because they
changed their mind.

16. Learning how to deal with stubborn
spouse, especially when they tend to
become narrow-minded, can be
challenging. However, be patient and
keep in mind that learning how to handle
this power struggle can guarantee a
happy and successful relationship.

17. Presentation By:
Michael Lee
Persuasion Expert and Author
http://www.20daypersuasion.com/secrets.htm