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This is not how someone should talk to you if you express a different opinion

I’d definitely learned to walk away, to close my mouth, to “just stop” as my husband demanded anytime he felt I was questioning anything he had to say.

Were there times where I continued to disagree with my husband – yes.

Should I have been able to have a calm conversation with my husband where I expressed a different opinion or thought – yes.

Should I have been able to express a different opinion than my husband without him raising his voice at me, buffing, and raging – yes.

I fought to understand why I was so “argumentative” as my husband would tell me. I bought freaking self-help books to work to make myself more amenable to my husband. In hindsight – it was completely fine to have a different opinion; and healthy conversation and debate is fine. Yes, do look inward and challenge yourself, ask if yourself if you are being a difficult person; but I know that deep down – you know that if you are in a similar situation to this video – that is not okay. Walk away.

My husband is mad here because I made the mistake of giving a reason why our neighbor may have made a post thanking Service Members on his Facebook page on Memorial Day. My husband was upset with his post and thought he should have known better.

Red Flag: If your partner is speaking to you in this manner – walk away. This is not okay.

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