chapter 6
examine bright spots
THE POWER OF POSITIVE EXCEPTIONS
The start of Tania and Brian Luna’s* otherwise happy marriage was plagued by a recurring issue: they occasionally got into big fights about small things like cleaning, spending, or dog care. And while every couple fights sometimes, both Tania and Brian felt that their conflicts too often became needlessly bitter.
After it had happened a few times, they started analyzing the problem. Why did their fights get so bad? As Tania told me, “Our initial focus was on the how and the why. ...
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