I got an invitation this week to attend a talk by Peter Wood about his book “A Bee in the Mouth.” While I haven’t read the book, the description caught my attention.
Why are Americans so angry? Politicians launch preemptive strikes against their opponents; journalists pursue vendettas against public figures; talking heads spit venom at each other on wrathful radio and television shows. In the past, we disagreed with others, sometimes strongly, but we heard them out. Now we want to obliterate their opinions. Our public life seems more and more dominated by expressions of ungoverned rage.
Yes, why do any of us tolerate so much anger? Why we like it in the public domain is for Wood to explore, I’m more concerned with how much trouble anger in our private lives causes.
Nothing ruins a perfectly good marriage faster than anger. In fact, I put together a video all about the topic a few weeks ago for Power of Two Online.
Without further ado, my top 10 ways that anger can ruin a perfectly good marriage (or any other relationship for that matter!).
Dr. Abigail Hirsch 