You can differentiate healthy conflict from destructive fighting. Communication: Healthy conflict is respectful, whereas destructive fighting involves yelling and blaming. Resolution: Healthy conflict seeks solutions, and destructive fighting escalates tensions. Emotions: Healthy conflict may be challenging but doesn't leave lasting scars. Destructive fighting can lead to hurt feelings. Frequency: Healthy conflict is occasional and destructive fighting may be frequent. Respect: Healthy conflict respects boundaries, but destructive fighting disregards them.