Everyone fights dirty or says things that they don't mean at least occasionally. Learn to forgive, forget and start over. A Sample of Nonproductive and Destructive Fights . Holding resentments until they explode and you fight about everything that has gone wrong in the past six months. Sniping and nagging .
Anger comes out in dribs and drabs instead of facing reasons for anger squarely.
Kitchen sink fights . World War III . Expressing more anger than you really feel just so you can intimidate the other person. Fighting about an issue as a way of avoiding a more painful issue. Giving up before the issues are resolved just to keep the peace.