Got me swinging like a windchime in a hurricane

Mood Swings. Yeah, they are going to happen and sooner or later you are going to prefer living in a house full of man-hating deisel dykes on the rag at the same time. (No offense, cause my girlz know I love 'em much, but you get my point)

They are going to happen and you are going to have to find a way to deal with them without going off the deep end. Here's the thing, any good relationship is going to have some bumps in the road. That's just the way of things and either you learn to deal with it, or you end up single.

There are a lot of different ways to deal with this issue. Anyone within a quarter mile radius of our home knows that we have our knock-down, Drag-out battles of screaming and yelling, but then it's over and we make up and all is well. Personally, I think that this is the better choice. Simply put, getting things out and done with is better for you both. You don't have the build up of negative emotion that can eventually sink your relationship like a box of rocks in a pond.

The hard part is learning not to take it personally, because, in a way, it really is personal, but by the same token, your partner is likely to say things that they would not normally say, just because they are in the grip of the hormone swing.

This is a lot harder than it sounds, believe me, I know from experience that sometimes you just want to gram them and rip off their head and shove it up their arse. I am fortunate enough to have learned to just let it out verbaly, and let me tell you, we have some major screaming matches here. What makes it worthwhile, is the rest of the time. I figure that your arguing should take about 10-20% of your time. No more than that. When you figure how much time you spend sleeping, working and such, even 20% of the time that you actually spend together isn't all that much arguing. If you are constantly arguing day and night, whenever you are together, then you may want to either rethink your strategies for being with each other, or rethink if this relationship is where you belong. Some fighting is good, too much is bad. It really is that simple. I credit the priest at my cousin's wedding for that thought. He said 'Fight for a good relationship', meaning that a good argument now and then keeps the air clean. Of course, when one half of the relationship is pumping their body full of hormones that were not there in the first place, there is going to be a little bit more, but that is just part of life.

Take the time to walk around the block if you have to, but always be sure to make up after any fighting. After all, make up sex rocks!!

Have a great day.