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Have you ever tried to sit down with your spouse and have a CONVERSATION like two adults, about what's wrong in the marriage and what can be done to fix it (or about anything else, really) and it winds up turning into World War 3?  Well let me tell you, you're not alone. 

Don't get me wrong.  Arguing is normal in ANY marriage; it's healthy.  It helps you recognize each other's boundaries and it can be a good way of letting off steam in small bursts rather than keeping everything bottled up and then bursting one day.  But having incredibly huge all-out brawls constantly is NOT normal.  But I heard a trick that marriage counselors tell their patients which can help diffuse the tension.

Pick a funny word, a silly word.  Any funny or silly word, or an action.  Like "banana" or say, growling like a bear, and in the middle of your argument, just do it.  When I first heard that I thought it was ridiculous.  I'm not going to stop telling my husband that he's an inept moron who contributes nothing to my life just so I can meeyow.  But the trick was tried out by a few married couples and most of them said it worked.

Can you imagine standing around yelling at each other and then all of a sudden one of you says, "Yahtzee!"  Honestly, just the thought of it cracks me up.  It might not work, of course, but it can't hurt, and a nasty argument where insults are being hurled like shoes back and forth at each other's heads can do nothing but bring the both of you down.  A good laugh could dismantle some of that tension and perhaps diffuse some of the anger.  Anyway, who was it who said that laughter is the best medicine? 

What do you guys think?  Do you think this could work to help calm down nasty arguments?